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Note that this is Florida's official death rate which we know underestimates the real rate. The governor stepped in and made all numbers go through a special de
by thesausageking 6y ago
Note that this is Florida's official death rate which we know underestimates the real rate. The governor stepped in and made all numbers go through a special department which does things like throw out any deaths from non-residents (snowbirds and visitors).
Based on excess death counts, the real number for Florida maybe 25-100% higher. See:
https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/25/undercounting-covid-19-deaths-greatest-in-pro-trump-areas-analysis-shows/ https://www.statnews.com/2021/01/25/undercounting-covid-19-d...
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-florida-coronavirus-deaths-delays-explanation-20201024-jb2qc2plcvedzi6hg2e4rq2bke-story.html https://www.sun-sentinel.com/coronavirus/fl-ne-florida-coron...
https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2020.306130 https://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/AJPH.2020.3061...
- Izkata 6y agoThose are theorizing based on excess deaths. Meanwhile, when the records were directly inspected, they found that Florida's death count was inflated by about 10%: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/house-report-says-floridas-covid-19-death-toll-inflated-by-10 https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/house-report-say...