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Ziggysmom

(3,406 posts)
1. I work with several people who have family members in India. They tell me the true Covid
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 09:04 AM
Oct 2021

death numbers in India are under reported and are likely more than 10 times higher than what is shown. While people here are refusing life saving vaccines, they tell me some of their relatives had to travel long distances and wait for days to receive their shots. Folks in rural areas of India are especially vulnerable to Covid and there is little health care available when they are infected.

Makes me sick to see idiots here refuse the vaccine and then treat hospital staff like crap while poor people in other countries would be grateful for treatment.

LisaL

(44,973 posts)
3. What in the world are you talking about?
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 09:46 AM
Oct 2021

India has much larger population than US, yet they are reporting less deaths.
What are we doing extremely well in, beating everybody in higher number of Covid deaths?

speak easy

(9,234 posts)
7. 11,000 out of 333 million (U.S.) is 33/million
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 10:40 AM
Oct 2021

1400 out of 111 million (Philippines) is 13/million
829 out of 67 million (U.K) is 12/million
278 out of 38 million (Canada) 7/million.

The USA is No.1. by 'miles'.

Hav

(5,969 posts)
9. Even per capita,
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 11:50 AM
Oct 2021

the numbers are horrible for the US, especially in comparison with other first world countries.

yardwork

(61,588 posts)
10. This graph is misleading, as you note.
Sat Oct 16, 2021, 11:55 AM
Oct 2021

A graph showing per capita comparisons is much more accurate. Also, as noted in this thread, some of these countries are not reporting cases accurately.

Nonetheless, there are states in the U.S. (Florida, cough cough) that have worse rates than most nations.

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