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Bernardo de La Paz

(48,790 posts)
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 07:20 PM Apr 2020

Ya know that RW talking point: "more people die of flu"? Now this: (and next up, heart disease)


https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/04/01/coronavirus-kills-1-000-single-day-u-s-double-flu/5100905002/ (written April 1).

More than 1,000 in US die in a single day from coronavirus, doubling the worst daily death toll of the flu

Remember this thing is only beginning. People take up to three weeks to die a horrible death after first showing symptoms.

Some researchers say the daily death toll could more than double – to 2,200 or more – by mid-April. That figure would eclipse heart disease, the nation's No. 1 killer with about 1,772 deaths per day, according to the CDC.

Expect it to happen tomorrow or the day after.

Today 1,300 deaths in USA as of this writing.

Deaths are doubling every 3 (three) days.

The peak is at least twelve days away, probably more. Assume slower doubling, every 4 days. That is three doubles or 8x the deaths. 1,300 x 8 = 10,400.

Over 10,000 deaths.

EVERY DAY for day on day, say a week at the peak.

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uponit7771

(90,225 posts)
1. 10k deaths every day for a week? tia. Italy isnt bottoming out their "curve, that's scary. They're
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 07:29 PM
Apr 2020

... flattening their curve but that's meant for hospitals when the rate of growth is low and steady.

Italy's growth is high and now steady, that's still bad.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,790 posts)
5. US case gain is slowing slightly. But deaths lag and aren't slowing.
Sat Apr 4, 2020, 07:58 AM
Apr 2020

US has over 6 times the population of Italy. So their nearly 15,000 deaths would translate to 90,000 deaths in the US. But Italy is not done yet. Still gaining cases, and more dying.

Social distancing is helping even in the US and despite active attempts by Hobby Lobby and churches to subvert it and Rush Limbaugh to oppose it. What is it about christians?

DBoon

(22,288 posts)
2. at the end they will say more people die from death than from Coronavirus
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 07:34 PM
Apr 2020

so the pandemic is overblown hype

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,790 posts)
3. They are already saying brilliant tRump took decisive action.
Fri Apr 3, 2020, 08:20 PM
Apr 2020

They point to him blocking flights from China in late January.

But of course he did nothing for a month and, worse than that, he squashed efforts at flattening the curve by saying it was "under control", saying it would "go away".


Oh, wait ... he golfed and held rallies.

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