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How do you explain such a high case rate and yet deaths are similar to other countries with far fewer cases? The case rate is easy to manipulate with changes i
by ars 6y ago
How do you explain such a high case rate and yet deaths are similar to other countries with far fewer cases?
The case rate is easy to manipulate with changes in testing rate. The death rate is hard to manipulate.
- matz1 6y agoeven death rate can be easy to manipulate. Someone had a car accident while also tested positive for covid -> death by covid.
- fredophile 6y agoExcess deaths is a better measure and more consistent. If last year you had X deaths per 100 000 people and this year you have X+Y deaths per 100 000 then you can say the number of deaths due to COVID, either directly or indirectly, is around Y per 100 000.