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The CDC estimates that in the U.S., there are about 32 cases of undetected covid-19 for every 10 that are detected. That ratio (derived from testing of pregnan
by rossdavidh 5y ago
The CDC estimates that in the U.S., there are about 32 cases of undetected covid-19 for every 10 that are detected. That ratio (derived from testing of pregnant women, car crash victims, blood donors, etc.) was from before Omicron, when there was for a while a shortage of testing capacity. So, if the ratio in India is 60 to 10, while that is worse than in the US, it's not that much worse.
In any case, Benford's Law helps to detect fraud (made-up numbers), not necessarily just inaccuracy (a low detection percentage, for example).
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- sudosysgen 5y agoThey're talking about deaths, not cases. For a case to go unreported is one thing, for a death not to be is much worse.