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patphil

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7. We're at 80,000 now.

Reply to TomCADem (Original post)

Sun May 10, 2020, 03:49 PM

May 2020

That prediction says we only get 57,000 more cases in 82 days.
That's about 700 per day.
Given the fact that many parts of the country are racing to reopen, I can't imagine the average going anywhere near that low.
Even with willful under reporting, I think we are going to average over 1000 per day.
We will be over 160,000 by August 1st, and possibly over 200,000.

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Key coronavirus model projects 137k deaths in U.S. by August [View all] TomCADem May 2020 OP

It seems to still be too low. pandr32 May 2020 #1

The dead don't go to hospitals. They go to the morge. TomCADem May 2020 #2

That's probably how we will eventually find out. pandr32 May 2020 #8

"A total" sounds like that's the end amount dawg day May 2020 #3

I wish that model hadn't received so much attention. Buckeye_Democrat May 2020 #4

Just passed eighty thousand deaths this morning. Swede May 2020 #5

These are such bullshit numbers. ananda May 2020 #6

We're at 80,000 now. patphil May 2020 #7

I'd add at least 100,000 to that number Blasphemer May 2020 #9

We'll be there by the end of June, if not sooner Warpy May 2020 #10

Same thing Brontosaurus told Tyrannosaurus Rex bucolic_frolic May 2020 #11