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This might surprise you... it will certainly surprise every news organization in the country currently reporting that 1000 people died yesterday!
1000 people did NOT die yesterday from COVID-19.
The country has not averaged 1000 deaths/day since August 15th. Take a look:
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1000 people did NOT die yesterday from COVID-19.
The country has not averaged 1000 deaths/day since August 15th. Take a look:
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What you see on the USUAL dashboards are NEWLY REPORTED deaths but the ACTUAL deaths by date of death "layer" into the past like a blanket over the timeline.
Last week:
1,035 new deaths FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK
2,079 deaths week before
Even 1 NEW death reported for MARCH!
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Last week:
1,035 new deaths FOR THE ENTIRE WEEK
2,079 deaths week before
Even 1 NEW death reported for MARCH!
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Source: CDC Provisional counts:
https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Death-Counts-by-Week-Ending-D/r8kw-7aab/data
AND the dutiful data collection efforts of @kylamb8
This data is only possible because Kyle collects it each day and layers the deaths in so WE can all see the differences.
https://data.cdc.gov/NCHS/Provisional-COVID-19-Death-Counts-by-Week-Ending-D/r8kw-7aab/data
AND the dutiful data collection efforts of @kylamb8
This data is only possible because Kyle collects it each day and layers the deaths in so WE can all see the differences.
Colors represent the various weeks in question.
Here's our interactive tool. Click on a week on the right: https://rationalground.com/covid-19-deaths-by-date-of-death/
