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StevieM

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3. I thought that 2,000 people had died today.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Apr 22, 2020, 09:07 PM

Apr 2020

If those numbers were repeated tomorrow then we would be at 48,000. That would mean that we reached 50,000 by the end of the day on Friday, assuming the numbers stayed the same.

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My gawd. We'll likely be at 50,000 dead from Covid-19 tomorrow [View all] Roland99 Apr 2020 OP

And Trump will still try to spin it as a win Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2020 #1

Heres the thing tho...places like GA n SD are likley still a month away from their peaks... Volaris Apr 2020 #17

Can you add a little more context? Blue_true Apr 2020 #2

The OP is likely going off World O Meter - which has it at 47,663 currently. Drunken Irishman Apr 2020 #5

I use them and this one... Roland99 Apr 2020 #6

I have found them lagging recently gibraltar72 Apr 2020 #10

This is also a good site--started by a 17 year old. panader0 Apr 2020 #7

The multiplier between yesterday and today is 1.05 Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #15

Thanks. Looks like the death curve is tracing the infections curve, the death curve Blue_true Apr 2020 #18

I thought that 2,000 people had died today. StevieM Apr 2020 #3

According to World Meter, it's at 47,663... Drunken Irishman Apr 2020 #4

I've got a tad higher, but we're withn statistical noise range of each other. n/t Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #14

This can't be true, jus ... damn uponit7771 Apr 2020 #8

Unfortunately, it is. Blue_true Apr 2020 #9

These Numbers Make the August 1 Projection of 65,000 Deaths I Read About on DU Unrealistic Indykatie Apr 2020 #11

We will surpass 65,000 by the middle of next week, unless something good happens. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #12

The War President will pass the death toll from the Vietnam War this week, it only took him 2 months Baclava Apr 2020 #13

the counts have been steady: about 27K to 29K new cases daily, approximately 2,300 deaths daily Demovictory9 Apr 2020 #16