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Progressive Jones

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25. I don't believe the numbers we are getting.

Reply to RobinA (Reply #24)

Thu Mar 26, 2020, 12:02 PM

Mar 2020

I believe that the death toll is higher, and The Beloved King of the Sty Dwellers
has clamped down in the info.

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A sort of a straw poll here. Do you believe the infection/death numbers we are getting? [View all] Progressive Jones Mar 2020 OP

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