Testing didn't make those people sick; It just revealed how many people are actually sick. I only have anecdotes but my understanding is that it can still be hard to get tested in some areas. That implies that tests are being used on people we're pretty sure have it. Increased testing should allow us to test less likely people so the percentage of positive tests should drop with increased testing.
Testing also isn't the only indicator we have but the results of the others lag behind testing. Other useful indicators include the number of hospitalizations for covid patients and excess deaths.
> It just revealed how many people are actually sick
Testing doesn't reveal how many people are actually sick. A lot of people tested positive but never get sick.
>That implies that tests are being used on people we're pretty sure have it
It was hard to get testing before but its relatively easier now. A lot of people get tested despite they never have a symptom. A lot of hospital test all patient coming to hospital get tested despite they come for different reason.
You said that there are more cases because we're doing more testing. That's wrong. Testing doesn't change the number of infections; It only changes the number of infections we know about.
> A lot of people tested positive but never get sick.
If you're infected but asymptomatic or have mild symptoms you're still sick.
> It was hard to get testing before but its relatively easier now. A lot of hospital test all patient coming to hospital get tested despite they come for different reason.
"Relatively" doesn't mean much when testing was abysmal before.
> A lot of people get tested despite they never have a symptom.
Where is this happening? Where in the US are there enough tests that anyone that wants a test can get one?
> A lot of hospital test all patient coming to hospital get tested despite they come for different reason.
Hospitals are a unique situation. They have a lot of people there that are at risk of severe complications if they catch COVID but at the same time have to deal with anyone from the public being able to enter the hospital at any time. It makes sense that they would take special precautions that are not necessary or appropriate elsewhere.
Obviously I was referring to confirmed case, the more testing you have, the more confirmed case you have.
>If you're infected but asymptomatic or have mild symptoms you're still sick.
Sure for mild symptoms but if you don't have any symptoms you are not sick.
>Where is this happening? Where in the US are there enough tests that anyone that wants a test can get one?
At least in texas you can have test if you want anytime, you may have to pay though.
>Hospitals are a unique situation. They have a lot of people there that are at risk of severe complications if they catch COVID but at the same time have to deal with anyone from the public being able to enter the hospital at any time. It makes sense that they would take special precautions that are not necessary or appropriate elsewhere
Sure, we already know the covid spread easily, but we also know for the majority of cases it either asymptomatic or only have mild symptoms. The damage caused by lockdown are way more than the covid. Lockdown create bigger problem then it solves.
Testing also isn't the only indicator we have but the results of the others lag behind testing. Other useful indicators include the number of hospitalizations for covid patients and excess deaths.