Okay, so my prediction of a Tuesday peak was wrong, but R is still headed straight to 1. By the end of the week? Irony of ironies that cases will be in decline just as schools all over the state return for in-person classes.

Compare this update to the one from three days ago: ICU beds are down, COVID beds are down, but their percentages are up because staff decreased by a greater amount. Percentages can be deceptive, and the media knows it. That’s why all you hear on the news is percentage increases or decreases, never actual numbers.