What, Me Worry? Look at the Numbers!

Friday's DHEC report of new COVID-19 cases in schools, as reported by The State newspaper, listed these Richland 2 schools:

RICHLAND 2

• Catawba Trail Elementary School has less than five faculty cases.
• Forest Lake Elementary School has less than five faculty cases.
• L.B. Nelson Elementary School has less than five student cases.
• Muller Road Middle School has less than five faculty cases.
• North Springs Elementary School has less than five faculty cases.
• Richland Northeast High School has less than five student cases.
• Spring Valley High School has less than five student cases and less than five faculty cases.
• Windsor Elementary School has less than five student cases.

Stated another way:

RICHLAND 2

• Catawba Trail Elementary School has 1-4 faculty cases.
• Forest Lake Elementary School has 1-4 faculty cases.
• L.B. Nelson Elementary School has 1-4 student cases.
• Muller Road Middle School has 1-4 faculty cases.
• North Springs Elementary School has 1-4 faculty cases.
• Richland Northeast High School has 1-4 student cases.
• Spring Valley High School has 1-4 student cases and 1-4 faculty cases.
• Windsor Elementary School has 1-4 student cases.

In summary,

Five schools reported 1-4 faculty cases (why "faculty", not employee?)

Four schools reported 1-4 student cases.

Wouldn't exact numbers be more helpful?

There could have been 5-20 faculty cases last week.

There could have been 4-16 student cases last week. 

Out of 27,800 students!

Four cases? 0.014% of student body.

Sixteen cases? 0.057% of student body.

Like Alfred E. Newman said, "What, Me Worry?"