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Death numbers may be a better proxy for how widespread it is, but they suffer from even larger lag than infection numbers and less clear counting rules (see: Ru
by blattimwind 7y ago
Death numbers may be a better proxy for how widespread it is, but they suffer from even larger lag than infection numbers and less clear counting rules (see: Russia, and various other countries, not counting deaths of COVID-19 infected, if they had {any, some} prior illness).
- jeremyjh 7y agoEven in Italy the death numbers may be signficantly under-counted. https://www.corriere.it/politica/20_marzo_26/the-real-death-toll-for-covid-19-is-at-least-4-times-the-official-numbers-b5af0edc-6eeb-11ea-925b-a0c3cdbe1130.shtml https://www.corriere.it/politica/20_marzo_26/the-real-death-...
- Zenst 7y agoSadly you are right, though as mentioned by others, not all testing in countries and registration of deaths are equal. But it is probably the best metric so far alas. However, hold a thought for postal workers in a few months as they will be asked to monitor people's mailboxes filling up as a sign that somebody died inside and nobody knows.