One highly, highly suspects that Cali is intentionally under-reporting the cases and related deaths.
They value appearance of succeeding more than actual success (possibly more than human life), and above all, they want to look good.
Just my guesses, but I would bet my allowance on it.
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No, Democrats want to push the numbers higher.
Deblasio told people to go out and enjoy the Chinese New Year.
In New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell told people to enjoy Mardi Gras - and she now blames Trump for her decision.
Two of the biggest Coronavirus hot spots.
I tend to suspect the same thing.
I also think that New York City’s PR//statistical collection department may buy into the theory that when it comes to failure, go big or go home. One might as well get as much sympathy as possible.
When one collects stats, there tends to be an incentive to put a finger on the scale one way or the other depending on what one thinks one will get as a result of the outcome of the statistics.
The Heisenberg principle rules.