brewer12345
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Results from 48,600 tests in California are still pending. So the results are still under-reported.
https://calmatters.org/health/2020/03/california-coronavirus-test-results-delayed-backlog/
The only state that has been testing on a large scale and reporting results is New York. California went into lock down a week ago and San Francisco two weeks ago due to a lack of test kits and recommendations by local public health officials to stop the spread. This was a wise move. They mayor of Los Angeles has told people to expect the lock down to last into May. He has taken action to close down locations where people were still gathering in large numbers. Officials in this state are taking the matter seriously and this state will get through this with minimum casualties.
There are 150,000 test kits that California acquired from Hong Kong that should allow a ramp up of testing. The statements made by federal officials about "millions of test kits being distributed" are about as real as the Google website for scheduling your test.
In about 6 weeks things should be back to normal in this state. But the issue is that without a national lock down, we will be faced with returning waves of infections.
I also have to wonder how effective a lockdown will be when you are in an area with a large homeless population. Could easily serve as a reservoir of virus for recurring infection waves even if there is no influx from other states/abroad.