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As of today, 10,344 confirmed deaths [0] from COVID-19, of a population of 8.4m [1] is 0.12% [2]. This is less than the original parent states, but only by 2x.
by zamfi 7y ago
As of today, 10,344 confirmed deaths [0] from COVID-19, of a population of 8.4m [1] is 0.12% [2].
This is less than the original parent states, but only by 2x.
[0] https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=coronavirus+deaths+in+NYC&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=coronav...
[1] https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=nyc+population&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8 https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=nyc+pop...
[2] Elementary math?
- votepaunchy 7y agoNYS has 18,776 deaths as of today’s count. https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/ https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
- zamfi 7y agoThat’s New York State. My numbers are for the city proper.
- vkou 7y agoNot all the deaths are tested for COVID. Those that aren't don't make it into the stats. [1] Overall mortality, compared to the baseline, has skyrocketed in the past few weeks. For the March 4 - April 4 time period, it was double the usual rate. [2] [1] https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/04/08/829506542/after-deaths-at-home-in-nyc-officials-plan-to-count-many-as-covid-19 https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/0... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/10/upshot/coronavirus-deaths-new-york-city.html https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/10/upshot/corona...
- zamfi 7y agoYes, this is a very obvious and severe underestimate for sure. But the point is that the death rate must be at least 0.12%!