Staggering Surge of NYers Dying in Their Homes Suggests City Is Undercounting

Re:Staggering Surge of NYers Dying in Their Homes Suggests C... by altoidaltoid on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @01:48PM (#22805615)

"But another 200 city residents are now dying at home each day, compared to 20 to 25 such deaths before the pandemic, said Aja Worthy-Davis, a spokeswoman for the medical examiner’s office. "

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Re:Staggering Surge of NYers Dying in Their Homes Suggests C... by ectospheno on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @04:12PM (#22807018)

I would imagine death at work is significantly down...

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Re:Staggering Surge of NYers Dying in Their Homes Suggests C... by Fjolsvith on Thursday April 09, 2020 @11:41AM (#22823597)

And death by other means. Car accidents, heart attacks, liver/kidney failure, stroke. I'm betting that, all in all, the average death rate for all causes included will be unchanged.

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Re:Staggering Surge of NYers Dying in Their Homes Suggests C... by Fjolsvith on Tuesday April 07, 2020 @10:03PM (#22809407)

Those residents just can't be self-reporting.

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