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Brainfodder

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12. Only 240k?

Reply to malaise (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2020, 02:29 PM

Jul 2020

I'm thinking .1% of population or 328k, but with all the improper reporting or excusing of it or not even testing, it's probably already closer to that number than we know.

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240 thousand Americans will be dead from Covid-19 before the elections [View all] malaise Jul 2020 OP

Yes - this is the IHME (Gates, U. Washington) projection, which actually placed the bullwinkle428 Jul 2020 #1

Thanks for posting the link malaise Jul 2020 #7

In fairness genxlib Jul 2020 #13

grant you that, 'cause I like to play fair stopdiggin Jul 2020 #19

No argument genxlib Jul 2020 #21

And over 40,000 lives could be saved if everyone wore masks csziggy Jul 2020 #2

To save 40,000 lives, mandatory mask law makes complete sense at140 Jul 2020 #8

Well your president is at the airport in Atlanta without a mask malaise Jul 2020 #14

It is well worth it csziggy Jul 2020 #24

But will that fact be reported? Jim__ Jul 2020 #3

Most hospitals are private malaise Jul 2020 #4

Kick dalton99a Jul 2020 #5

He is the worst virus in my lifetime malaise Jul 2020 #15

Which is 3 times the margin of victory in Trump's "victory" in 2016... Wounded Bear Jul 2020 #6

It doesn't look that way malaise Jul 2020 #10

For every death at least 15 more will suffer live love laugh Jul 2020 #9

That's frightening malaise Jul 2020 #11

More frightening is not enough beds to treat 3.5 million live love laugh Jul 2020 #23

Again, for every death, multiply by about 30x for those seriously affected. empedocles Jul 2020 #16

I had a factor of 20 from previous data -- I stated 15 live love laugh Jul 2020 #25

Agreed. I've seen rationales for even higher catastrophic numbers. empedocles Jul 2020 #26

Only 240k? Brainfodder Jul 2020 #12

that's November stopdiggin Jul 2020 #20

The longer they play political games with it, the longer and worse it's going to be, IMHO. Brainfodder Jul 2020 #22

240K dead Americans is why Trump wants hospitals reporting Covid #'s directly to The White House . sarcasmo Jul 2020 #17

But he keeps on boasting that without his great performance it would be malaise Jul 2020 #18