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OhNo-Really

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16. Excellent information! Thank you!
Tue Mar 10, 2020, 05:25 PM
Mar 2020
Italy's #s as of today Botany Mar 2020 #1
There was an Italian doctor talking about how the young seemed to get off Jarqui Mar 2020 #2
Yes. I linked his report above. OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #4
A lot depends on what the death rate is a percentage of. euphorb Mar 2020 #3
I think it is number of cases "reported" OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #7
My first question would be are the new cases able to get treatment from Italy's overwhelmed ... Jim__ Mar 2020 #5
No, dividing new deaths by new cases is improper, you're not getting the number coti Mar 2020 #6
Will you teach us how you do the math pls? OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #8
Just leave it at total confirmed deaths divided by total confirmed cases, coti Mar 2020 #9
Sorry, wrong. PSPS Mar 2020 #10
OK, you can also add in the cases we don't know about, then. nt coti Mar 2020 #11
Exactly. Is it 1,000? 10,000? 100,000? We don't know but all would give a smaller mortality rate PSPS Mar 2020 #13
It might be lower Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #14
LOL PSPS Mar 2020 #17
Sorry, I trust experts on this Turin_C3PO Mar 2020 #18
Me too. PSPS Mar 2020 #20
Here is an experts opinion Dem2 Mar 2020 #23
No. PSPS Mar 2020 #24
I was extracting math from his words. Dem2 Mar 2020 #25
The key phrase is "in those tested" PSPS Mar 2020 #27
Just trying to keep my elderly mom alive Dem2 Mar 2020 #28
Focus on the countries that have the best testing per capita and that tandem5 Mar 2020 #12
Excellent information! Thank you! OhNo-Really Mar 2020 #16
I think it's from the overwhelmed hospital system. Crunchy Frog Mar 2020 #15
Ok- crunched numbers sarisataka Mar 2020 #19
More misleading statistics. PSPS Mar 2020 #21
In which case sarisataka Mar 2020 #22
Thanks for your efforts. Chemisse Mar 2020 #29
OhNOES! Indeed! OhZone Mar 2020 #26
I just read Italy's death rate is higher because of an older population (compared to S Korea): Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #30
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