Wisconsin had tallied 2,578 positive cases of COVID19 according to state data when WI GOP Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said on April 7th -
- that it was "incredibly safe" to go outside.
Want to know how incredibly bad a forecast that was?
The New York Times is currently reporting that Wisconsin has totaled more than a half-million positive COVID19 cases, and more than 99% have been reported since Vos made his incredibly dumb declaration.
And the 2,558 COVID19 cases reported by the Times on Sunday -
| TOTAL REPORTED | ON DEC. 27 | 14-DAY CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cases | 508,580 | 2,558 | –43%
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| Deaths | 5,042 | 10 | –23%
|
| Hospitalized | 1,089 | –18%
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- is nearly identical to all 2,578 positive cases Wisconsin had reported by the time of Vos's incredibly inaccurate assessment.
No wonder Vos won't really engage with Gov. Evers at this very late date on an action plan to fight the virus.
It's probably too embarrassing since close to one-in-ten Wisconsinites in our state of 5.8 million people have already been infected, and experts have said that the spread of the disease extends well beyond known cases:
The undercount is a result of inconsistent protocols, limited resources and a patchwork of decision making from one state or county to the next.
