David Wohl, MD, professor of medicine in the division of infectious diseases and director of 黑料网 Health’s Respiratory Diagnostic Center, told that it could be several weeks before hospitals know the impact of the late May reopening and mass gatherings that have occurred since. Wohl believes focusing on hospitalizations rather than testing can provide a better idea of whether the state has flattened the curve.
“If we’re seeing people sick enough to be admitted to the hospital, that’s telling you that we haven’t flattened the curve,” Wohl said in the article. “That is the best indicator of where we are in the pandemic.”
But, Billy Fischer, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine, told NC Health News that testing and tracing will play a key role in how the state continues to respond to the pandemic.
Wohl and Fischer provided perspective on state trends and current metrics in this recent .