Some politicians seem to be doing it for the lulz, others seem to be doing it to exploit the chaos in classic Rules for Radicals playbook fashion - to create crises to "not let go to waste" and move the agenda forward more in a month or two than could have otherwise been done in a generation.

It's also out of the Communist Manifesto. Probe with a bayonet. If steel is met, withdraw and wait, and probe somewhere else. If mush is met, press the advantage and move forward. Eventually resistance will get exhausted.

Georgia's numbers for July 25

new cases today  3787    yesterday 3617     7 day rolling average today 3413    yesterday 3111    total  165,188   seems to be stabilizing
deaths  today 53  yesterday 82   7 day rolling average  today 47  yesterday 44  total 3787   trend is steeply up
hospitalizations  today  3094  yesterday 3135  7 day rolling average today  3135  yesterday 3111 trend is slightly up
positivities  7 day rolling average US 8.4   Georgia 14.3  looks like both of these are trending down

Georgia's numbers for July 26

new cases today  2765    yesterday 3787    7 day rolling average today  3547 yesterday 3617    total 167,953 
I suspect that there have been cases either not reported or testing centers closed
deaths  today 3  yesterday 53    7 day rolling average today 46   yesterday 47    total 3498
hospitalizations today 3079  yesterday 3094  7 day rolling average today 3140  yesterday 3134  looks like these are stabilizing

positivities  7 day rolling average US  8.3   Georgia 14.4  these numbers seem to be declining

Georgia's numbers for July 27

new cases today 2890    yesterday  2765   7 day running average today 3610   yesterday 3547     total 170,843 appears to be stabilizing
deaths toda7 11 yesterday 3 7 day running average today 48  yesterday 46  total 3509    still seems to be an upward trend
hospitalizations  today 3181  yesterday 3079  7 day rolling average today 3140   yesterday 3140   seems to be stablizing

positivities 7 day running average   US 8.2    Georgia 14.3  these numbers seem to be declining

Georgia's numbers for July 28

new cases today 4209   yesterday 2890    7 day rolling average for today 3726    yesterday 3610     total 175.052  big one day jump
deaths today 54    yesterday 11    7 day rolling average today 44    yesterday 48     total 3563  another big jump
hard to determine trends with these big jumps.  My guess is that they're catching up with some unreported numbers

no hospitalization numbers available

Georgia's numbers for July 29

new cases today  3271    yesterday 4209    7 day rolling average today 3717    yesterday 3723    total 178,323  may be stabilizing
deaths today 79    yesterday 11    7 day rolling average today 44    yesterday 48    total 3642    it's early but it seems to be stabilizing
hospitalizations today 3188    yesterday 3157    7 day rolling average today 3142    yesterday 3140    seems to be stabilizing

Georgia's numbers for July 30

new cases today  3963    yesterday 3271    7 day rolling average today 3671    yesterday 3717     total 182,286   this line appears to be stabilizing
deaths today 29   yesterday 79   7 day rolling average today 44    yesterday 44    total 3671  no clear trend
hospitalizations today 3200  yesterday 3188  7 day rolling average total 3148  yesterday 3142  this line is stablizing
positive tests  US 7.8   13.3  both of these numbers are declining
                         

Georgia's numbers for July 31

new cases today 4066   yesterday 3963    7 day rolling average today 3564    yesterday 3671   total 186,352   trend appears stable
deaths today 81   yesterday 29    7 day rolling average today 44   yesterday 44     total 3,752  trend may be stabilizing
hospitalizations  today 3155  yesterday 3600   7 day rolling average  today 3151  yesterday 3148  trend is stable
appears that Georgia may have hit a plateau.  Let's hope so

positivities  US 7.8  Georgia 12.6  Georgia's number is still declining.  That's a hopeful sign.

I apologize.  I've gotten a little behind.

New cases August 3  2258    August 2 3165    7 day rolling average August 3 3513     August 2 3603    Total  195,435 
This number seems to be stabilizing, although it's still pretty high.

Deaths  August 3  3    August 2 15    7 day rolling average August 3 48    August 2 49    total 3842 
This trend seems to be up and down, but the range appears to be decreasing.  I don't believe there's a downward trend yet.

Hospitalizations August 3  3111    August 4  3069    7 day rolling average   August 3 3139    August 2  3149 
This appears to be flattening, although still pretty high. 

Positivities  US.  7.7  Georgia 12.7  Although up a tick from July 31, positive tests seems to be declining slightly.

Georgia's numbers for August 4

New cases today 2513    yesterday  2258    7 day rolling average today 3271    yesterday 3513    total 197.948 
Trend is stable or slightly down
Deaths today 70   yesterday 3   7 day rolling average today 51   yesterday 48    total  3921   trend is slightly up
hospitalizations today 3094    yesterday 3111   7 day rolling average today 3130   yesterday  3139  trend is stable

positivities US 7.7  GA  12.7  trend appears slightly down