Thread by @aaronAcarr, COVID-19 deaths in NYC: 7,349COVID-19 deaths in Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok, and Tokyo [...]

COVID-19 deaths in NYC: 7,349

COVID-19 deaths in Singapore, Seoul, Bangkok, and Tokyo combined: 62

*Governor Cuomo is LYING! The problem isn’t density. It’s a failure to prepare, a failure to plan, and a failure to act early* https://twitter.com/J__Velasquez/status/1249723941477908483

https://twitter.com/J__Velasquez/status/1249723941477908483

Is density *a* factor? Yes

Is density *the* factor? NO

There are many factors at play (like socioeconomics, which matters more than density), but nothing matters more than planning, preparation, and early action — at every level of government. PERIOD.

Data can be found here https://twitter.com/aaronacarr/status/1249122974868832257?s=21 https://twitter.com/aaronacarr/status/1249122974868832257

https://twitter.com/aaronacarr/status/1249122974868832257?s=21

Read about the city and state’s failure to act early here https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/nyregion/new-york-coronavirus-response-delays.amp.html

How Delays and Unheeded Warnings Hindered New York’s Virus Fight

The federal response was chaotic. Even so, the state’s and city’s own initial efforts failed to keep pace with the outbreak, The Times found.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/08/nyregion/new-york-coronavirus-response-delays.amp.html

The importance of responding *early* cannot be overstated.

As per @DrTomFrieden, the former head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and former commissioner of the city’s Health Department:

Governor Cuomo is trying to deflect blame onto NYC’s beautiful density to cover up for his own failures.

Don’t let him get away with this. Push back!

Staten Island has close to 4 times more COVID-19 deaths than Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok, and Singapore combined, despite having a lower population density.

NYC vs World

https://twitter.com/aaronacarr/status/1249121694532460544?s=21 https://twitter.com/aaronacarr/status/1249121694532460544