[Hugh the Scot]

We’re at somewhere near 20,600 deaths right now from COVID-19.

[Justa]

Due to symptom-less communicability everyone will get Covid-19. So you can get it without having a job or an economy or you can get it with a job and an economy. Which options gives a better chance at survival?

[mewzilla]

Are dying while positive and/or dying while presumed positive included in the death stats?

[Sirius Lee]

We’re at somewhere near 20,600 deaths right now from COVID-19.

I no longer care.

[Sir Bangaz Cracka]

“We’re at somewhere near 20,600 deaths right now from COVID-19.”

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No. Don’t ask me to quote my “sources”. I’m too lazy for that little exercise. But, with a tiny bit of research you will find a number of articles about deaths from other causes being counted as “coronavirus” deaths.

Would you think perhaps medical officials/hospital administrators could have a financial incentive to fudge the numbers? (Suspect the government will rush to provide extra cover for hospitals that have to deal with coronavirus deaths.) Especially, since hospital occupancy rates are way down with hospitals everywhere being told to hold off on all elective surgeries. (Florida has around 67,000 hospital beds, and only about 2,600 coronavirus hospitalizations.)

Also, Rush talked about this topic last week. But, don’t take my word for it. Listen only to the talking head medical experts.

[Oatka]

We’re at somewhere near 20,600 deaths right now from COVID-19.

How can we be sure of those numbers when, apparently, we read that just about ANY death is claimed to be caused by the virus? Then we have the govt paying money to the States for each virus death - talk about an incentive plan!

Once they start fudging like that, all faith in the body count is off the board.

[daniel1212]

Why he chose the 20009 event I do not know, whereas according to estimates, between 61,000 to 80,000 Americans died during the 2017-2018 season, the latter being the highest death toll in 40 years. During that 2017-2018 season, the percentage of deaths attributed to pneumonia and influenza (P&I) was at or above the epidemic threshold for 16 consecutive weeks. Nationally, mortality attributed to P&I exceeded 10.0% for four consecutive weeks, peaking at 10.8% during the week ending January 20, 2018, (https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/season/flu-season-2017-2018.htm) with older Americans dying at a rate of 169 Americans a day, or seven people per hour. (https://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-2018/older-flu-deaths-rising.html

About 90 people die each day in the US from crashes (https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/motor-vehicle-safety/index.html) According to CDC statistics, there were 40,231 deaths caused by motor vehicle accidents in 2017. (https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/death-index-top-50-ways-americans-die/47/)

The issue is a consistent proportionate response in terms of costs/benefits.