[cgbg]

The Italy numbers require a much more sophisticated analysis.

Problem 1: Strong evidence that Italy is under-reporting deaths. We had an example of Lombardy deaths quadrupling over normal in the past month with CV only credited with a third of the increase.

Problem 2: Non Lombardy Italy numbers are still cranking. It is the Lombardy region that has put the virus on pause—but still at a high level of new positives and new deaths.

[wastoute]

If people are “lying” we can’t know that. Seems it would be dangerous.

[LilFarmer]

No doubt Italy has scenarios like this as well, Spanish Military Finds Dead Bodies And Seniors ‘Completely Abandoned’ In Care Homes

https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/03/24/820711855/spanish-military-finds-dead-bodies-and-seniors-completely-abandoned-in-care-home?utm_campaign=npr&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_term=nprnews&utm_medium=social

[cgbg]

There are now 21 deaths from #COVID19 in LA County, 421 new cases in one day of confirmed cases, and 559 cases in the last 48 hours. The total number of cases is 1,216 cases in LA County. https://bit.ly/3alB8ff

https://twitter.com/KNX1070/status/1243263071763582981

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LA County cranking up at the “boom” stage...