sigh...
they can only test so many people a day, there is a limit
if that limit is 3000 and they have 6000 cases the rate go up 50%
if that limit is 3000 and they have 30,000 cases that number is 10%
>> they can only test so many people a day, there is a limit. <<
I certainly would read VERY little into the number of suspected cases, EXCEPT to test the theory that there is a backlog of testing available, since that’s exactly what a suspected case: an untested, potential case.
The number of suspected cases has fallen behind the number of confirmed cases. It had been nearly twice as high. Again, though... I wouldn’t read into that any evidence of overall decline except to disprove the theory that they simply can’t keep up with testing; there’s no telling how the Chinese may “evolve” their definition of suspected cases.
... but it’s also interesting that the number of quarantined patients is also leveling off (at an incredibly high number of 186,000!)