[M T]

Again, thank you (and so many more like you) for battling this epidemic.

I've found it hard to understand how Santa Clara County shows only about 36% of cases having exposure to known cases.  It seemed to me that household spread should push that number closer to, and above, 50%.   Perhaps what is going on is that the first case in the family gets tested.  After that, many are just suffering the disease without going through the formality of testing.  After all, I don't think that there is much treatment given to that first case, so what good does it do for siblings to get tested?

I can also imagine this effect reducing the count of reinfections as well. 

If 5 years ago, I thought I had a cold or the flu, I probably would not have gone to the doctor to get a flu diagnosis.  I felt I knew what to expect and would deal with it.  (Now, things are different.  If I got any illness like that, I'd go get at least a COVID test.)

[M T]

Again, thank you (and so many more like you) for battling this epidemic.

I've found it hard to understand how Santa Clara County shows only about 36% of cases having exposure to known cases.  It seemed to me that household spread should push that number closer to, and above, 50%.   Perhaps what is going on is that the first case in the family gets tested.  After that, many are just suffering the disease without going through the formality of testing.  After all, I don't think that there is much treatment given to that first case, so what good does it do for siblings to get tested?

I can also imagine this effect reducing the count of reinfections as well. 

If 5 years ago, I thought I had a cold or the flu, I probably would not have gone to the doctor to get a flu diagnosis.  I felt I knew what to expect and would deal with it.  (Now, things are different.  If I got any illness like that, I'd go get at least a COVID test.)