Covid-19

I'm afraid the overgeneralization of these figures creates a false image. The Sequoias Portola Valley has had only ONE case--a staff member early on.

Sequoias residents were advised that there was one single case of coronavirus positive finding. This was one single staff member several weeks ago, who has now recovered. (I am a resident at The Sequoias.)

The Almanac owes us an explanation of how the headline for the article was determined. The pseudo-fact that it cites is a minor topic relative to the rest of the article, and the pseudo-fact was that the Sequoias had "less than eleven" cases. If they had zero would the Almanac have reported that as "less than eleven?"

This misleading headline calls for a retraction by the Almanac.

> This misleading headline calls for a retraction by the Almanac

Nah, b.

Did you follow the link? EM didn't create those categories. Yes, they could have led with:

The Sequoias Portola Valley retirement center was reported in a category of more than Zero, but LESS than 11 staff members have tested positive for the coronavirus.

Frankly, until the Feds provide the testing that they promised months ago, we don't really know how many cases are in ANY facility.