If my math is right the death rate from COVD19 in the US is

[flamin lib]

5%. (number of deaths, +- 36,000 divided by cases, +- 685,000). I think the 5% is artificially high because we only test 1% of the population. If someone would point out to Trump that he could reduce the death rate by testing more people we could have universal testing very soon and bigly.

[cos dem]

1. That would assume he could understand basic math.

That's a pretty big ask of this idiot.

[ProfessorGAC]

2. Yeah, Right

I get your sentiment, but somebody explain something involving math & science to the DOLTUS?
No way!

[gibraltar72]

3. All he knows is the number would rise.

We're a long way from zero.

[JustABozoOnThisBus]

4. Your math is right, but as you say, the data is not.

Without testing, of living and dead, we don't have a clear picture.

[Voltaire2]

6. The data is currently: known cases and known deaths.

So indeed there are lots of unknown cases, but also unknown deaths. So there is an error factor in the data. A better approximation will be available when we can see the difference in the expected 'normal' mortality rate vs the 'covid-era' mortality rate, which will also include people who died because of covid-era triage rules but not directly from covid.

I think what we do know is that if you get tested and you are positive, you are in the set of people who are experiencing somewhere between 1-5% mortality.

[Vinca]

5. Here's an interesting number. Someone on MSNBC this morning said that in 1918 and 1919, a 2 year

time span, NYC lost 30,000 people from the Spanish flu. In 2 months, NYC has lost 15,000 people to Covid 19. And that's probably a low number because of lack of testing. I doubt the morgue has time or resources to test every corpse that comes through the door. As for Trump . . . stable genius that he is, he'd never be able to figure out what you're talking about.

[DBoon]

7. NYC may have a bigger population now

but it isn't 12 times bigger