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I believe Johns Hopkins is more acurate for the US - Johns Hopkins has 138 infected in the US and World Meters has 137.
Johns Hopkins is continuously updated throughout the day.
World meters is not continuous; they update at specific time periods
CDC website is once per day with yesterday's numbers.
We only have 120 cases because we are not looking for it. We have done what 500 tests! They have gone back and tested people who died several weeks ago and found the cause of death was corona. See no evil is the motto of the Trump admin on this. It is all a Democratic hoax, of course.
Yes, but testing or not, the fact that "only" 138 cases from this virus have been reported is at least somewhat encouraging, I think. Now what would really "tell the tale", I think is if the death count by month from ALL sources (cancer, flu, whatever) is published next year in 2021, and it shows a huge spike starting in March 2020 compared to the same months for previous years, now that would be telling, I think. (But, of course, that would be after the fact.)
P.S. to Southbel, Post #2240 below: Yes, you are correct, and I edited that and the number. Thanks!
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Any idea whether the US will again start reporting the results of that testing? The key isn't that we're behind but that the data has been pulled. Personally, I don't think the CV is yet widespread in the United States nor statistically a threat to the individual. Many others here differ, thinking it widespread and mild.
Don't we have a right to best data - so we can each make the decisions we think best for our families? That is key information.
Reporting? I would assume since it's a public health concern, most likely immediately like I assume they've been doing thus far.
By the end of the week, more than a million tests will be able to be performed. But labs can only handle 15,000 per day.
And since the CDC just lifted the restrictions on being tested - all you need is a doctor's okay - I'm sure there's going to be a big bottleneck of people getting testing initially. Because every damn Chicken Little with the sniffles will be lining up to be tested - thus putting an immense strain on the very system that should be helping sick people.
Yes, but testing or not, the fact that only 120 deaths from this virus have been reported is at least somewhat encouraging, I think. Now what would really "tell the tale", I think is if the death count by month from ALL sources (cancer, flu, whatever) is published next year in 2021, and it shows a huge spike starting in March 2020 compared to the same months for previous years, now that would be telling, I think. (But, of course, that would be after the fact.)
Any idea whether the US will again start reporting the results of that testing? The key isn't that we're behind but that the data has been pulled. Personally, I don't think the CV is yet widespread in the United States nor statistically a threat to the individual. Many others here differ, thinking it widespread and mild.
Don't we have a right to best data - so we can each make the decisions we think best for our families? That is key information.
Total tested is NOT "key information".
Confirmed is though.
They could test 1 million people. That's no help to you is it ?
But the one that tested positive and appears on the CDC website is important.
Reporting? I would assume since it's a public health concern, most likely immediately like I assume they've been doing thus far.
By the end of the week, more than a million tests will be able to be performed. But labs can only handle 15,000 per day.
And since the CDC just lifted the restrictions on being tested - all you need is a doctor's okay - I'm sure there's going to be a big bottleneck of people getting testing initially. Because every damn Chicken Little with the sniffles will be lining up to be tested - thus putting an immense strain on the very system that should be helping sick people.
Oh yes, cue the hypochondriacs rushing out to get their tests.
On corona? I have seen no evidence of that. Of course, there's also John Hopkins map which uses WHO, CDC, ECDC, NHS, and DXY as sources. https://www.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashb...23467b48e9ecf6
Their numbers match up to world meter on Coronavirus with one or two case.
Just checked it out, and both the above map and the worldometers site now match almost exactly for the U.S. (Above says 138, worldometers say 137).
I continue to be impressed with the way CDC and the various government agencies have handled this. Their job is to take actions necessary to prevent the spread of infectious disease, educate the public both in what actions to take to protect themselves, and to inform them of progress the disease is making.
And who in the world could possibly say they haven't done that?
We do, but probably not nearly enough. There was a lot of criticism about the lack of testing, so now we get no numbers.
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