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If I'm interpreting this[0] right, it looks like the normal death rate is 3.51 per 421 people per year. 1/421 in NYC (is that just COVID cases or all excess de
by nitrogen 7y ago
If I'm interpreting this[0] right, it looks like the normal death rate is 3.51 per 421 people per year. 1/421 in NYC (is that just COVID cases or all excess deaths?) is over much less than a year, so it seems fairly serious.
But I also had a truly "weird cold" go through my workplace early this year in SFBA, so I still have to wonder what that was.
[0] https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=us+death+rate+*+421+people https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=us+death+rate+*+421+pe...
- drran 7y agoAverage death rate is 1/65-1/80 per year, or 1.5-1.2%, depending on country life expectancy.