How many USUALLY die from Flu, Heart Disease, Diabetes, Cancer, etc.???
I will BET theose numbers are QUITE LOWER from years past because they are counting practically EVERYTHING as COVID deaths!
“I will BET theose numbers are QUITE LOWER from years past because they are counting practically EVERYTHING as COVID deaths!”
I think you’re absolutely right.
Your question is how many excess deaths are there. In bad flu years about 1000 excess deaths a day. With the "COVID" deaths there are claiming a peak somewhat above 2000 deaths a day, now dropping. The statistics for all deaths lag, because of slow reporting. Note that the "COVID" deaths are being reported separately, with no lag.
Here are the real reports: https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm Note that there is lag. So for the last few weeks of data, all deaths including "COVID" deaths are underreported. But for earlier in April, the statistics are fairly complete. What is shown is up to 131% of expected deaths. That's excess deaths in the range of three times a bad flu year. But remember that's when deaths peaked and there were certainly a lot of somewhat premature deaths in places like NYC.
The true effect of the virus this year will be known early next year when we see the deaths for all of 2020. That will show how many deaths were just shifted a little earlier and how many were truly excess deaths.
Do you know anyone who now has a common cold, bronchitis or influenza?