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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsDoes Anyone Know Why CNN's Death # Is 1,200 Below MSNBC's?
They both are supposedly from Johns Hopkins University. But right now, MSNBC says over 81,000 deaths, while CNN shows 79,900.
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Does Anyone Know Why CNN's Death # Is 1,200 Below MSNBC's? (Original Post)
sfstaxprep
May 2020
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madaboutharry
(40,203 posts)1. I have also wanted to know why they have
different numbers. It has been that way for weeks.
Solomon
(12,310 posts)2. Been wondering that too all day.
Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)3. Not sure but the John Hopkins site is closer to CNN's.
rurallib
(62,406 posts)4. My guess would be different sources
I have heard the Johns Hopkins number is @ 1,000 behind most other counters.
Don't worry it will catch up because people are still dying in droves.
stillcool
(32,626 posts)5. I use this site...
ProfessorGAC
(64,989 posts)6. Worldometer Has 81,456
I just this moment checked.
They listed around 650 so far today. So they were over 80k last night.
greenjar_01
(6,477 posts)7. MSNBC is closer to worldometer
CNN closer to Hopkins
There are numerous counters with different methods.
malaise
(268,890 posts)8. Well the COn just said 90,000 and then 100,000 before he went down to 80,000
so maybe he knows which if his governors are hiding numbers. I found that very interesting