A short #coronavirus thread:

U.S. #COVID19 cases are rapidly rising, w/ 50% of all States in red or orange zone.

Cases don’t tell the whole story, but we could also hit historic highs in daily hospitalizations this week.

Deaths usually lag hospitalizations by 2-4 weeks...

Many places have done it before (so we know it can be done) and we must all come together again to stop the silent community spread!

Universities (eg @UWSystem) have shown us that it is possible to control the silent community spread and w/ good mitigation and smart testing...

This isn’t about shut downs but about empowering Americans w/ knowledge & data for decision making to prevent community spread & save lives.

With aggressive testing & isolation many universities had 97% less infections, isolated 95% less students!

Mitigation keeps us open!