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Because death rate is a complete and utter guess, for one.

Posted on: July 29, 2020 at 15:44:07 CT

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And as I said below, either the virus is more aggressive in its spread than and it's less deadly, or its less aggressive than the estimates but more deadly. Does it matter if it ends up with the same number of people dead?

If I'm trying to determine what's going on, it's the amount of deaths and hospitalizations. Positive cases and any other number using that seems pointless.

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COVID cases keep increasing - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/29 15:02:20

deaths are not falling. - kmawv8 MU - 7/29 15:33:39

Why are they more important than rates? (nm) - Sal MU

- 7/29 15:40:11

Because death rate is a complete and utter guess, for one. - kmawv8 MU - 7/29 15:44:07

the rate tells you how deadly it is - Sal MU

- 7/29 15:47:02

Ok, so if you don't trust any data that's coming out, who - kmawv8 MU - 7/29 15:51:09

It might not change what I do, but it's the actual - Sal MU

- 7/29 16:06:40

Do you change you life much out of fear of getting a cold? - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/29 15:54:53

That's a known virus that's been around for YEARS. - kmawv8 MU - 7/29 15:57:59

And you know the death rate is low so you don't care - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/29 16:11:11

Yes. how deadly it is is very important. The most important - TigerMatt STL - 7/29 15:53:46

So if we find a virus where only 100 people have died you - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/29 15:46:36

That's an apples and oranges comparison. - kmawv8 MU - 7/29 15:54:17

So do you live each winter in fear of catching a cold? - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/29 15:55:44

Ask it again and maybe it'll make more sense. - kmawv8 MU - 7/29 15:59:32

Rates are the only important thing - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/29 15:35:34

If 200,000 die, who really cares what the rate is? - kmawv8 MU - 7/29 15:40:01

Because the rate is an indication of how much of the society - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/29 15:45:23

It's a guess. It doesn't tell you anything right now. - kmawv8 MU - 7/29 15:47:58

See my question to you above - 4TigersinMichigan MU - 7/29 15:49:39

The state of TN admitted 300 cases were recently added - Eggs MU - 7/29 15:05:09