Friday, September 11, 2020

The Keef Report: Wagging The Lagging Indicator's Tail...Again.

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Remember when the good Mr. Baldrey said this a few weeks ago?




Well, today our man from the snowy globed TeeVee found a brand new comparator and said this:




Which is all fine and good if you want to ignore curve position and rates of change, etcetera.

However, if one focuses on how our hospitalizations have changed since our active cases started to rise sharply once again, there is the following to consider:



OK?


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As always, previous Keef Reports can be found...Here.



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5 comments:

NVG said...

http://www.bccdc.ca/health-info/diseases-conditions/covid-19/data

NVG said...

More detail (similar layout style as 'John Hopkins' variety, but alllllll British Columbia

Cases by Day, New Tests, Turn-Around, Positivity,

https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/11bd9b0303c64373b5680df29e5b5914

RossK said...

Thanks, as always, NVG.


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Lew said...

Donald Trump frequently provides context and perspective on the US Covid numbers by claiming the number of fatalities would be in the millions had he not done such a great job, and pointing to whichever country is experiencing the worst spike that day as evidence things are not so bad in the US.

Keef uses the same tactics here regarding BC’s numbers.

I understand Trump’s motives. Keef’s are a mystery.

RossK said...

Lew--

There is a certain type of news professional who willingly participates in, as Jay Rosen calls it, the cult of savviness.

Based on the evidence it would appear that the good Mr. Baldrey is one such participant.


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