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8. They do real time counts of flu fatalities

Tue May 26, 2020, 10:51 PM

May 2020

but the numbers they end up with are many, many times higher.

I'm assuming it will be the same with COVID-19.

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What do you think the real number of Covid-19 deaths in the US really is? [View all] rurallib May 2020 OP

By the end of the year zipplewrath May 2020 #1

provided we get an honest accounting rurallib May 2020 #2

Here was NYT article on excess deaths lostnfound May 2020 #11

+1 crickets May 2020 #6

more than 100,000 for sure Demovictory9 May 2020 #7

They do real time counts of flu fatalities Crunchy Frog May 2020 #8

Analysis of excess deaths versus historical norms SoonerPride May 2020 #9

Poll should state "between 125,000 and 150,000" instead of "at 125,000" lostnfound May 2020 #12

The number actual cases is much lower tavernier May 2020 #13

I Went With 125k ProfessorGAC May 2020 #14