ilovethecats
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AZGrizFan said:EverettGriz said:Daily average deaths ARE down markedly (but no where NEAR 90%). But deaths are a trailing indicator. Right now, we're reaping the benefit of all the hard work we did in April and May, as well as the excellent work by front-line doctors to find methods to decrease the effects of swelling in patients.
If the death numbers are still low in September following the ridiculous new case numbers we have now, I'll be more of a believer. But I'll be honest, I'm not overly confident in that.
And remember, attempting to flatten the curve was not all about preventing death. It was about preventing the destruction of our health care system, and about having a hospital bed to put you in should you need care. Ask the residents of Houston how they feel about that.
Weekly deaths have dropped for 11 straight weeks in the US. 7-day moving average has dropped steadily from 2251/day in mid-April, to just 581this week.
Cases began increasing on 6/17. So using your assumption, deaths should start climbing right....about....NOW.
Please tell me you’re smarter than being a member of the “just wait two weeks” club, EG.
Oh, and Houston is fine. Seriously. They are at 95% normal ICU capacity. Guess what they were 1 year ago? 97% capacity. Empty beds don’t pay the bills. 73% of their cases are NON-COVID cases. And they have the capacity to add beds/staff/floors beyond their current capacity...
Don’t buy into the fear porn.
Quality stuff. :clap: