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Bettie

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17. This thing hangs on for a long time

Reply to Amy-Strange (Original post)

Sat Jul 4, 2020, 07:12 PM

Jul 2020

do the math with "Cases which had an outcome".

A whole lot of the cases are still active, so we don't know the ultimate death rate.

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US Coronavirus deaths per day... [View all] Amy-Strange Jul 2020 OP

the overall death rate is no where near 4.63% in reality, millions have had it and were never tested Celerity Jul 2020 #1

Didn't CDC Say 8x, About A Week Ago? ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #2

Who are they checking out anyway? Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #4

Maybe Extrapolation? ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #9

I'll bet a lot of the death rate disinformation is... Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #12

Probable ProfessorGAC Jul 2020 #14

Around these parts, OilemFirchen Jul 2020 #20

No testing, no knowledge Nululu Jul 2020 #23

if there have been 10 million total cases, the actual lethality is around 1.3% Celerity Jul 2020 #6

Definitely worth knowing, but... Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #10

You're probably right, but... Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #3

That is not to deny the OPost figure, is it. There are two death rates. Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2020 #5

Well said, and... Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #8

Plus, some people are also saying that the death count is actually higher Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #7

10x normal number dying at home in NY at height of pandemic Nululu Jul 2020 #13

Exactly Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #15

The OP is reporting the confirmed cases and the confirmed deaths csziggy Jul 2020 #16

the non reported cases are at a vastly higher rate than the non attributed deaths nt Celerity Jul 2020 #18

Yes, but since they are unreported they cannot be quantified nt csziggy Jul 2020 #19

doesn't matter, the lethality rate is nowhere near 5% is is simply wrong to push that line Celerity Jul 2020 #21

Look at the excess death rate Nululu Jul 2020 #24

But when we say "flu has a 0.01% fatality rate" that means confirmed cases and confirmed deaths Recursion Jul 2020 #25

Sorry, I am not playing these semantic games. Since I posted this I have seen over 10 doctors say Celerity Jul 2020 #26

Regardless of the actually death rate, here are some more scary things to consider... Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #11

This thing hangs on for a long time Bettie Jul 2020 #17

Right !! The young might be dying slower now ... Also we know more people got it in NY than were tes uponit7771 Jul 2020 #22

Kick Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #27

#1 OSHA complaint is people refusing to wear masks Nululu Jul 2020 #28

It is like a death cult, huh? n/t Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #29

Might as well play Russian Roulette Nululu Jul 2020 #30

I think we should cram them all into one room, and... Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #31

Unfortunately they'll kill others Nululu Jul 2020 #32

Not if we don't let them out, and... Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #33

Can't quite go there yet. Nululu Jul 2020 #34

I'm not either, but... Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #35

Difference is they'll be released and pay a fine Nululu Jul 2020 #36

Charge them with attempted Manslaughter n/t Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #37

Introducing TIME's One-Stop Coronavirus Dashboard Amy-Strange Jul 2020 #38