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Re:New Yorkers consider relocating post coronavirus by zamfi on Monday April 20, 2020 @02:53PM (#22927049)
As of today, 10,344 confirmed deaths [0] from COVID-19, of a population of 8.4m [1] is 0.12% [2].

This is less than the original parent states, but only by 2x.

[0] https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=coronav...

[1] https://www.google.com/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=nyc+pop...

[2] Elementary math?

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Re:New Yorkers consider relocating post coronavirus by vkou on Monday April 20, 2020 @03:36PM (#22927543)
Not all the deaths are tested for COVID. Those that aren't don't make it into the stats. [1]

Overall mortality, compared to the baseline, has skyrocketed in the past few weeks. For the March 4 - April 4 time period, it was double the usual rate. [2]

[1] https://www.npr.org/sections/coronavirus-live-updates/2020/0...

[2] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/04/10/upshot/corona...

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Re:New Yorkers consider relocating post coronavirus by zamfi on Monday April 20, 2020 @11:28PM (#22931567)
Yes, this is a very obvious and severe underestimate for sure. But the point is that the death rate must be at least 0.12%!
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Re:New Yorkers consider relocating post coronavirus by votepaunchy on Monday April 20, 2020 @03:33PM (#22927511)
NYS has 18,776 deaths as of today’s count.

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

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Re:New Yorkers consider relocating post coronavirus by zamfi on Monday April 20, 2020 @11:27PM (#22931554)
That’s New York State. My numbers are for the city proper.
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