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Re:The epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavi... by tinus_hn on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @05:25PM (#22950351)
The total number of people that have died on a certain date is not going to be revised, why would it be?

The excess is that number minus a historical average which will also not be revised.

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Re:The epidemiologist behind Sweden’s controversial coronavi... by arel on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @05:35PM (#22950456)
Because of the huge amount of excess deaths that get assigned as probable covid cases. This is happening right now in the UK.
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