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2020-05-29 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Map of the Day: US counties divided by one-third of COVID deaths

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Posted by Besoeker 2020-05-29 06:59|| || Front Page|| [9 views ] Top

#1 Interestingly, two-thirds of COVID deaths in the US have occurred so far in counties that represent only 15% of the US population

Remember that article you posted where an outbreak was traced to a single funeral, Besoeker?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-29 07:18|| 2020-05-29 07:18|| Front Page Top

#2 Do the lockdowns actually save lives? If the medical system can manage the case load then I would think it only defers deaths, which only matters if it defers deaths long enough for effective vaccines or treatments to be deployed. That deferral comes at a cost though, economic, psychological, and medical (deferred diagnosis & treatment of non-COVID-19 conditions.) The challenge is to figure out where the break-even point is in the absence of data.

Posted by Glenmore 2020-05-29 10:46|| 2020-05-29 10:46|| Front Page Top

#3 The fact that St. Fauci seems to have gone off to play pinochle with the 12th imam at the bottom of his well says a lot, actually.

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-05-29 11:50|| 2020-05-29 11:50|| Front Page Top

#4 [nyt paywall]
Washington Coronavirus Map and Case Count

21825 cases
1116 deaths

For those that think WA is underrepresented.

Posted by Skidmark 2020-05-29 13:09|| 2020-05-29 13:09|| Front Page Top

#5 Ten states - mostly in the South - have not seen a single week of improvement in coronavirus cases while previous hotspots, such as New York and New Jersey, report a drop in infections

Posted by Skidmark 2020-05-29 13:29|| 2020-05-29 13:29|| Front Page Top

#6 Data from Massachusetts as of 5/24:

% of COVID-attributed deaths ...
...in long-term care facilities: 64%
...with an underlying condition: 98%
...with a previous hospitalization: 83%

Posted by Lex 2020-05-29 13:35|| 2020-05-29 13:35|| Front Page Top

#7 I think I saw a Seattle headline the other day complaining tha the total number of COVID deaths hasn't gone down yet.

Think about that for a second.

Posted by CrazyFool 2020-05-29 14:16|| 2020-05-29 14:16|| Front Page Top

#8 ^They don't want people dying?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-05-29 14:25|| 2020-05-29 14:25|| Front Page Top

#9 No - the only way for the total death counts to go dow is for people to come back from the dead.

I haven't head of anyone recently being raised fronm the dead. Outside of Democratic Voters so they can vote D of course.

Posted by CrazyFool 2020-05-29 15:48|| 2020-05-29 15:48|| Front Page Top

#10 ^I believe he's saying that it *can't* go down.

Posted by Secret Master 2020-05-29 15:50|| 2020-05-29 15:50|| Front Page Top

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