[BobL]

NYC had 1000 deaths yesterday attributed to Coronavirus. On an average day (before Coronavirus), about 250 people in that city die.

The math isn’t that hard.

[Enlightened1]

Source please?

[Hieronymus]

NYC had 1000 deaths yesterday attributed to Coronavirus. On an average day (before Coronavirus), about 250 people in that city die.

The math isn’t that hard.

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From what I can find, 250 was accurate in the late 70’s and early 80’s, but it is probably closer to 150 now.

Page 49 on this link gives data through 2016 https://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/vs/2016sum.pdf

I suspect rates have dropped because many New Yorkers go to Florida to die.

At any rate, if the death rate really has spiked to 1000/day that says something. Some may be indirect—stress is probably up for many people, and people may not be going to the hospital for other things—but it certainly would say something.

I think that most numbers right now are garbage, even if well intentioned, and even if two sets of numbers are done well, unless they use the same methodology they aren’t necessarily that comparable. Still, I’d hope that the counting of dead people at least can be done right.

[_Jim]

re: “NYC had 1000 deaths yesterday attributed to Coronavirus. On an average day (before Coronavirus), about 250 people in that city die.”

JUST catching up from business over the weekend; some collection of data didn’t catch up until Tuesday.