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sheshe2

(83,338 posts)
6. Dying untested and spreading the disease unknowingly.
Thu Mar 26, 2020, 02:10 AM
Mar 2020

The numbers are way to low. You don't test, then you don't know.

We already know that most people can't get tested. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #1
Dying untested and spreading the disease unknowingly. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #6
I believe we are getting the data that can be reported misanthrope Mar 2020 #2
I don't I_UndergroundPanther Mar 2020 #3
.... Skittles Mar 2020 #4
To varying degree, depending on source. greyl Mar 2020 #5
Don can't handle the truth. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #7
It's higher JustAnotherGen Mar 2020 #8
I think it's higher. Who is counting the folks who live alone and no one will find for a while. nt AnotherDreamWeaver Mar 2020 #9
Well, I had symptoms for 12 days and I bamagal62 Mar 2020 #10
Speaking of antibodies testing you might find this interesting HarlanPepper Mar 2020 #11
+++NOT FROM THE RED STATES+++ uponit7771 Mar 2020 #12
Please stop dividing on red v. blue Ms. Toad Mar 2020 #38
I believe the following DFW Mar 2020 #13
I think reported deaths per day since about 3/10 in WA and NY are close. pat_k Mar 2020 #14
Hell no, not for the US and not here in Sweden. We had a massive death spike yesterday and the Celerity Mar 2020 #15
I believe some red state governors duforsure Mar 2020 #16
No, I think they are grossly underestimated. smirkymonkey Mar 2020 #17
In Ohio they're not reporting unemployment numbers because Trump doesn't want blueinredohio Mar 2020 #18
I tend to believe Dr. Acton. luvs2sing Mar 2020 #31
death- mostly. infections? no, testing so low. pansypoo53219 Mar 2020 #19
No one knows the real numbers Chainfire Mar 2020 #20
That's What I Think Too ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #23
Actually no I don't gibraltar72 Mar 2020 #21
No n/t OhioChick Mar 2020 #22
My Thinking Is For RobinA Mar 2020 #24
I don't believe the numbers we are getting. Progressive Jones Mar 2020 #25
I do not think they are hidden Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #26
Without much more testing we can't know the true numbers. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2020 #27
I never truly believe anything from the Administration LakeArenal Mar 2020 #28
Yes I do. obnoxiousdrunk Mar 2020 #29
I'd guess we are seeing a fraction in the reports. The Genealogist Mar 2020 #30
How can we have accurate numbers on the infection Arthur_Frain Mar 2020 #32
They are much, much higher. liberalmuse Mar 2020 #33
How should deaths be reported if there are underlying conditioms? nitpicker Mar 2020 #34
Almost certainly underreported significantly. Including deaths. green88 Mar 2020 #35
Well, Johns Hopkins is showing 46 Louisiana deaths, Baton Rouge newspaper says 83.... blitzen Mar 2020 #36
The numbers we have are the best we have based on the available testing Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2020 #37
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