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muriel_volestrangler

(101,311 posts) Mon Apr 6, 2020, 02:32 PM Apr 2020

NYC has nearly 200 excess deaths a day at home, which probably aren't in the Covid-19 figures

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"It’s not just deaths in hospitals which are up. On an average day before this crisis there were 20-25 deaths at home in NYC. Now in the midst of this pandemic the number is 200-215. *Every day*. "

So the actual New York State Covid-19 death rate could well be a third as big again as the headline numbers.

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NYC has nearly 200 excess deaths a day at home, which probably aren't in the Covid-19 figures (Original Post) muriel_volestrangler Apr 2020 OP

This happened in Italy too. Researchers began comparing official figures to Mike 03 Apr 2020 #1

Mike 03

(16,616 posts)

1. This happened in Italy too. Researchers began comparing official figures to

Reply to muriel_volestrangler (Original post)

Mon Apr 6, 2020, 02:36 PM

Apr 2020

death notices in the paper and noticed an enormous discrepancy.

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