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I didn't, and cannot, downvote. However my BS detector immediately went off when I read the phrase "99.798% of residents in San Francisco County have NOT received a positive COVID-19 test." That percentage doesn't really mean anything in this context. More meaningful might be number of positive test results as compared with total number of tests I suppose.

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You should be skeptical of everything you read on the internet.

I applaud people who want to confirm what I have provided. All data is available on the page and I’ve provided links to all sources.

Oh, woah, it's not about confirming what's provided or believing everything on the internet. I'm actually giving you the benefit of the doubt that the raw data is correct, and that the statistic you've provided is correct. I'm questioning why you would give that statistic given the misleading nature of it -- and no, other people doing misleading things is not a good reason (as you imply in other comments).

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