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SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 08:14 PM Apr 2020

China is undercounting, Florida is undercounting, many deaths aren't being reported as COVID19

In Spain, Italy, US and one would assume other countries where the pandemic has taken hold like Iran, France, etc the spike in deaths above average/typical deaths per week but which are not classified as COVID19 are likely CoVID.

With all of the noise due to lack of testing, spikes in the very ill and lack of hospital capacity plus sheer evil of governments trying to hide the true reach of this...it could be many years before the world gets a statistically valid and scientifically grounded estimate on just how many die in the COVID19 pandemic.

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China is undercounting, Florida is undercounting, many deaths aren't being reported as COVID19 (Original Post) SiliconValley_Dem Apr 2020 OP
Tex Ass also. gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #1
I agree SiliconValley_Dem Apr 2020 #4
Correct! Many that have no health insurance and immigrants Under The Radar Apr 2020 #2
Yes!! And there were stories of symptomatic people turned away SiliconValley_Dem Apr 2020 #5
Wouldn't surprise me one bit if Texas was undercounting. John Fante Apr 2020 #3
Florida, and many republican run states . . . Iliyah Apr 2020 #6
Yes....forgot about India which could become massive SiliconValley_Dem Apr 2020 #7
Even worse, these states that are under reporting procon Apr 2020 #8
You are correct. They will. It is so sad to see even a rampaging virus SiliconValley_Dem Apr 2020 #9
The True Numbers will only come out... Tommymac Apr 2020 #10

Under The Radar

(3,401 posts)
2. Correct! Many that have no health insurance and immigrants
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 08:22 PM
Apr 2020

Afraid of INS and border patrol, are not goi g to the hospital, they are suffering at home and dying at home, untested.

 

SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)
5. Yes!! And there were stories of symptomatic people turned away
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 08:28 PM
Apr 2020

Then conditions worsened and they died at home

procon

(15,805 posts)
8. Even worse, these states that are under reporting
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 08:40 PM
Apr 2020

Corona virus deaths will use those artificially low numbers as an excuse to claim they have conquered the virus. Now its safe for businesses to reopen and people can return to their jobs. Yay, let's party! It's Corona time!

Low body counts is part of the criteria that Trump just told everyone at today's rally/infomercial for "opening up" the county. Red states will eagerly do whatever Trump tells them, the science and risk to people have no meaning. They'll do it, their Trump loving population will celebrate, go shopping and party, extolling his genius.

Jump forward in time about 3 weeks later and those states will get hit by a second wave of newly infected corona virus patients. The contagion will spread across state lines, infecting patients in other states that have been battling to beat the virus.

This will be Trump's legacy.
This will be the legacy of the Republican party.

 

SiliconValley_Dem

(1,656 posts)
9. You are correct. They will. It is so sad to see even a rampaging virus
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 09:03 PM
Apr 2020

Already having killed tens of thousands of fellow Americans cannot draw us together as one nation

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
10. The True Numbers will only come out...
Wed Apr 15, 2020, 10:21 PM
Apr 2020

If we defeat Trump and his pet Liars in November.

Otherwise They will continue to control the Information.

The victor's write History...the losers continue to suffer.

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