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| -Signs, Portents, and the Weather- |
| Johns Hopkins GIS map of the COVID-19 |
| 2020-02-28 |
| Some highlights from this am update China almost 79k infected, almost 2900 deaths SKor 2337 infected 13 deaths Diamond Princess 705 infected 5 deaths Italy 655 infected 17 deaths Iran 338 infected 34 deaths Japan 228 infected 4 deaths ... USA 60 infected no deaths Also fwiw (but not in the article) there are now enough diagnostic kits available from WHO, CDC, etc. so that any country that wants one can get as many as they need; so, going forward, the numbers coming from open government countries (i.e., not NKor, etc.) should be pretty good. No info from Nkor, no reported infections from Indonesia. |
| Posted by:lord garth |
| #10 We will see Africa, the ME and Asia get hammered with deaths while Western Europe and the US have lower rates. That's bad? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2020-02-28 20:48 |
| #9 It takes advantage of a bodys already weakened condition. Westerners are far more healthy as a whole. |
| Posted by: newc 2020-02-28 17:06 |
| #8 For alternate views. Five Reasons to Stop Freaking Out About Coronavirus Don’t Fear The Wu-Flu |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2020-02-28 16:43 |
| #7 Lex--My guess from the 24/7 operation of crematory operation in the Wuhan area and acquiring of more portable units, that the mortality numbers are 10 times what the Chinese say. There is some really bad sh*t going down over there and it's not from bat meat. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2020-02-28 16:32 |
| #6 Mortality rate is definitely widely different in developed vs 3rd world countries. Chronic pollution damaged lungs, smokers, drug abusers, lack of good medical care, etc. are showing to have a huge spike in COVID-19 deaths. Developed nations with free flow of information and good health and health care have a much lower mortality rate. We will see Africa, the ME and Asia get hammered with deaths while Western Europe and the US have lower rates. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2020-02-28 12:16 |
| #5 What's interesting is that everyone is reporting about 2% mortality rate. However, Iran is almost 10% mortality. That'll have the turbans spinning. |
| Posted by: BA 2020-02-28 10:54 |
| #4 What's the best guess as to the real #'s for China? |
| Posted by: Lex 2020-02-28 10:34 |
| #3 I’ve been watching this site since its inception. Data for other countries other than China may be reasonably accurate. However China’s data is suspect. That skews the overall site data ito a very low value. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2020-02-28 10:27 |
| #2 ^ and the best to Marta, your consort |
| Posted by: Warthog 2020-02-28 09:48 |
| #1 Excellent post your Lordship. Thanks ! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2020-02-28 09:29 |