Is shutting down the economy worth it?

[smckean (Tosca)]

......one can find any statistics they want to support their predisposed views on the world

Your original post said "by any measure".....I guess you've changed your mind. Apparently the measure I supplied in the chart above doesn't qualify.

 

[Foggy]

I am happy that adequate testing is available to all of the White House people. They need to be kept safe. But I do want to know how many tests they are doing a day, and an approximation of tests per person. That will give us an idea of how much testing needs to be done.SNIP

Here's an update on the new Abbott Lab COVID-19 Rapid Test used in the White
House for all those important people in there everyday.
Remember, they can afford (on us) the best of the best and chose a new Ford Edsel.
Don't miss this part: "missed diagnosing up to half of known positive cases".

13May2020

A new study from New York University found that Abbott Laboratories' rapid COVID-19 coronavirus test, which gives results in less than 13 minutes, missed diagnosing up to half of known positive cases, signifying a major potential hindrance to ramping up testing in the United States.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/mattperez/ ... 1050d41de2

If this is what #1 gets for himself and immediate surrounds, guess what the rest of
us are in for?

Aye.