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applegrove

(118,865 posts) Sat May 2, 2020, 09:50 PM May 2020

The U.S. Reports Deadliest Day Yet

The U.S. Reports Deadliest Day Yet

May 2, 2020 at 9:25 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 16 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2020/05/02/the-u-s-reports-deadliest-day-yet/

"SNIP.....

“The United States just had its deadliest day on record due to the coronavirus as states across the country begin to ease restrictions meant to curb the spread of the virus,” CNBC reports.

“The U.S. saw 2,909 people die of Covid-19 in 24 hours.”

......SNIP"

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The U.S. Reports Deadliest Day Yet (Original Post) applegrove May 2020 OP

Here's a little idle math FWIW: 2909 * 365 days/year equals 1.06 million n/t progree May 2020 #1

And the day isn't done yet malaise May 2020 #2

Maybe it is really spread out across states? I am grasping at straws. nt applegrove May 2020 #4

On all reported case numbers, move the decimal 1 more place to the right for better accuracy. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #10

I guess so. Florida was not counting snowbird corona death in their tallies of number of COVID applegrove May 2020 #11

The number of deaths will not be so easily hidden, or for as long, as the number of active cases. Hermit-The-Prog May 2020 #12

On 11 September 2001, 2,606 people died at the WTC musette_sf May 2020 #3

Worldometer is showing 1691... blitzen May 2020 #5

And what about the states (FL, GA, AZ...) that lie about their stats? CaptYossarian May 2020 #6

K&R smirkymonkey May 2020 #7

That number comes from WHO, Ms. Toad May 2020 #8

More than any other country Historic NY May 2020 #9

progree

(10,928 posts)

1. Here's a little idle math FWIW: 2909 * 365 days/year equals 1.06 million n/t

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 10:10 PM

May 2020

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malaise

(269,237 posts)

2. And the day isn't done yet

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 10:14 PM

May 2020

applegrove

(118,865 posts)

4. Maybe it is really spread out across states? I am grasping at straws. nt

Reply to malaise (Reply #2)

Sat May 2, 2020, 10:18 PM

May 2020

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,510 posts)

10. On all reported case numbers, move the decimal 1 more place to the right for better accuracy.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #4)

Sun May 3, 2020, 01:37 AM

May 2020

applegrove

(118,865 posts)

11. I guess so. Florida was not counting snowbird corona death in their tallies of number of COVID

Reply to Hermit-The-Prog (Reply #10)

Sun May 3, 2020, 02:11 AM

May 2020

deaths.

Hermit-The-Prog

(33,510 posts)

12. The number of deaths will not be so easily hidden, or for as long, as the number of active cases.

Reply to applegrove (Reply #11)

Sun May 3, 2020, 02:25 AM

May 2020

The Gruesome Old Perverts will try it, though.

musette_sf

(10,206 posts)

3. On 11 September 2001, 2,606 people died at the WTC

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 10:17 PM

May 2020

How is this perspective NOT horrifying enough to convince EVERYONE to do everything they can to prevent the spread??

Ironically, when looking at FB profiles of OPEN IT UP I NEED A HAIRCUT nitwits, the vast majority also have at least one, and usually more, sappy 9/11 WTC "NEVER FORGET" graphics posted.

Cognitive dissonance and pure denial.

blitzen

(4,572 posts)

5. Worldometer is showing 1691...

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 10:26 PM

May 2020

They reset to zero at Greenwich Mean Time, but still that is quite a discrepancy.

CaptYossarian

(6,448 posts)

6. And what about the states (FL, GA, AZ...) that lie about their stats?

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 10:26 PM

May 2020

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)

7. K&R

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat May 2, 2020, 10:41 PM

May 2020

Ms. Toad

(34,117 posts)

8. That number comes from WHO,

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2020, 01:14 AM

May 2020

but it doesn't match the most up to date data on the standard reporting sites.

According to worldometers: Today's deaths - 1691. Yesterday's deaths - 1897.

The CNBC report draws from a WHO report that appears to be several days behind on data.

Scrolling through the WHO report, even though the date stamp is May 1, the number of total deaths and total cases corresponds most closely to roughly April 27/28.

In that same report, for example, the total number of deaths is 55,357 - there were 56, 795 according to worldometers on 4/27. On May 1 we were around 65,753 deaths.

In the WHO report the total number of cases on "May 1" were 1,035,353. We hit 1,035,765 deaths on April 28, according to Worldometers.

Historic NY

(37,457 posts)

9. More than any other country

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2020, 01:21 AM

May 2020

[link:https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200501-covid-19-sitrep.pdf?sfvrsn=742f4a18_2|]

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