Though I respect his reasons, I disagree with letter-writer Steve A. Fazekas’s challenge to the Tribune-Review to remove the daily covid count from its publications (“End daily covid case count,” July 14, TribLIVE). With covid cases and hospitalizations increasing in areas with lower percentages of the population getting fully vaccinated and the delta variant becoming more prevalent, I believe it is important to monitor whether our state and local communities are continuing to successfully battle this deadly threat or starting to backslide.
As we remove our masks and resume close contacts in more crowded spaces and more people travel to and from areas that are experiencing upsurges in covid, I appreciate the ability to see at a glance whether our safety from the virus is continuing to improve or becoming jeopardized. Please continue to publish this important information.
R. Mark Gesalman
Unity