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Now that there are good updated numbers on excess deaths, that should be observed before saying, for example, that South Africa is not suffering much from omicr
by Zigurd 5y ago
Now that there are good updated numbers on excess deaths, that should be observed before saying, for example, that South Africa is not suffering much from omicron.
There are some plausible reasons to think omicron is not as dangerous as Delta, but it remains very dangerous. The gap between official numbers and excess deaths means that, unfortunately, South Africa's numbers are not a reliable indicator.
The Economist has a web page that tracks excess deaths. I'm sure there are others.
- logifail 5y ago> The Economist has a web page that tracks excess deaths. I'm sure there are others. EuroMOMO[0] is one everyone should take a look at. The "pooled number of deaths by age group" graphs I found thought-provoking, particularly the 0-14 years and 15-44 years graphs. [0] https://www.euromomo.eu/graphs-and-maps https://www.euromomo.eu/graphs-and-maps
- FabHK 5y agoYes, https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-deaths-estimates https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-... And for India, The Economist estimates 1.1 to 7.6 m excess deaths, implying 27 to 184 (!) infections per 100 people so far.