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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsIt would appear the CDC is cooking the numbers so badly now
that 1point3acres is nearly useless. They are steadily falling behind Worldometers in total US deaths. I believe it is about 2,000 at this point. I've noticed it steadily grow since about Monday or Tuesday. Have others noticed the change also. There have always been variations, but this seems pronounced.
hlthe2b
(114,701 posts)but they HAVE been ending up with totals that mesh with four other sites I monitor.
AND their data is not dependant on CDC as a single source.
Aviation Pro
(15,768 posts)..,.
exboyfil
(18,372 posts)Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)their in depth articles about how this Virus,or for that matter all Protein Coated Virus spread,via heat and humidity as well as it's life span on various surfaces.
gibraltar72
(7,631 posts)is growing. I've always seen variance but they usually caught up and remained fairly consistent. I don't see that this week.
Wellstone ruled
(34,661 posts)back dating the graphics. Appears the Hot Spots in the Red States are being juiced to produce someones desired results.
TXPaganBanker
(210 posts)I usually look at the numbers from Worldometer, Johns Hopkins and Infection2020. What sources are y'all looking at?
gibraltar72
(7,631 posts)gibraltar72
(7,631 posts)With all the news about phony numbers I noticed a heck of a gap there. Probably getting paranoid. It was just more pronounced this week. I'll start looking at some others.
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