Conveniently...basically these are all college towns where anywhere from 20,000 to 40,000 students just came back from all points of the compass. Ames also was one of the very few that actually tested all incoming dorm residences, thus self-identifying a large percentage of the positives. I would have been shocked if we weren't near the top...shows the testing works. Also gives the university the opportunity to isolate and prevent the thing from totally getting out of control.Ames is #1! And considered a metro area worth tracking. Cool, you all beat out Iowa City but doesn't speak well to the prospects of fans in the stands.
#so_proud
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Schools that don't test are simply incubating cases as the virus silently spreads...or trying to prevent any "making the news" stories like the above to come out. That sort of plan is a simple recipe for failure.
While I have issues with in-residence teaching by ISU, at least they went into it with their eyes wide open. Let's see if they can slow down the case load and keep it under control.