A: Definitely not positive psychology! The positivity rate is simply the fraction of people who test positive for COVID-19 out of all the people who get tested. It is important because it is a rough indicator of how much of the true extent of COVID-19 infection is being detected and diagnosed. In other words, a higher rate means that we are likely missing many cases in that area/region whereas a lower rate means that we are likely capturing most cases.
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