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Old 04-04-2020, 12:13 AM   #124
henry quirk
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I don't think Johns Hopkins would lie, but I seriously doubt they or anyone else can get accurate numbers at this point.

The JH folks would probably agree.

Note the word approximately...

Infections

COVID-19: Approximately 1,026,974 cases worldwide; 245,573 cases in the U.S. as of Apr. 3, 2020.

Flu: Estimated 1 billion cases worldwide; 9.3 million to 45 million cases in the U.S. per year.

Deaths

COVID-19: Approximately 53,975 deaths reported worldwide; 6,058 deaths in the U.S., as of Apr. 3, 2020.

Flu: 291,000 to 646,000 deaths worldwide; 12,000 to 61,000 deaths in the U.S. per year.


I just read this afternoon several people in China claim the government undercounted deaths by at least 40,000. Seems a lot of governments are doing that to make themselves look better.

I have no doubt the commies in china are deflatin' the death count just as I have no doubt some of the commies (er, I mean socialists oops, I mean progressives) here, in the U.S., are inflatin' death counts.
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