I don't think these figures carry much weight

If you look more broadly at the number of people dying/day from all causes (covid + cancer + heart attacks + etc) this week with the same date last year you find that the total death rate is far higher.

This simply suggests that lots of people are dying due to covid complications who have not been tested for covid and therefore don't go on the list as a covid stat.

This is the same globally. I fear the death toll is way greater than reported. I also fear that every country will have to deal with this and that us Europeans, with our developed healthcare systems and the ability for a relatively large proportion of our population to work from, will fare far better than many less developed regions.

Posted By: Timmy_Goat on April 8th 2020 at 18:05:33

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936 deaths reported today. Really hope this peak is coming soon (n/m) (Coronavirus) - earlydoors, Apr 8, 14:42:52
- I don't think these figures carry much weight (Coronavirus) - Timmy_Goat, Apr 8, 18:05:33
- this is well worth a listen on the problems of looking at each day's deaths (Coronavirus) - Ralf Scrampton, Apr 8, 14:56:02
- Good data here (Coronavirus) - Old Git, Apr 8, 14:46:36
  - Hmm, quite a lot of it, too (n/m) (Coronavirus) - paulg, Apr 8, 15:49:14
  - Do you think this might change the way Courts work after it's over OG?... (Coronavirus) - DrDublin, Apr 8, 15:35:38
    - I waver between thinking that this is going to modernize legal practice for ever (Coronavirus) - CWC, Apr 8, 16:13:34
      - Ha.Quite. Like medicine if you cheapen the input the less accuracy. I'd be very weary! (n/m) (Coronavirus) - DrDublin, Apr 8, 18:23:49
      - in some contexts, nothing will quite replace real life (Coronavirus) - paulg, Apr 8, 16:44:49
    - Not just the courts Dubs.we really need to monitor the changes (Coronavirus) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 8, 16:10:12
  - And here (Coronavirus) - Jim, Apr 8, 14:53:40

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