Covid-19

[xavierj]

58k died in one month...I'm not optimistic.

Is that a lot? We have 327 million people and 50 states. Doesn’t New York account for over 30% of that?

[STL_XUfan]

Is that a lot? We have 327 million people and 50 states. Doesn’t New York account for over 30% of that?

Yes it is.

[xavierj]

Yes it is.

That’s an average of about 30-40 people per state per day, but NY makes the numbers much worse. A state like Texas and 30 million people has less than 1,000 deaths. Yeah New York has a lot. The country as a whole, not so much. And how many of the 58k were true Covid deaths? How many were ill and approaching death prior. Yeah throw out a big number like it’s crazy and then peel it back and realize that it’s not really that bad. Loss of life is awful, but it happens everyday with or without a virus.

[bjf123]

Add in that hospitals get more money for COVID-19 deaths vs. heart failure and you can really question the accuracy of the numbers.


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[Muskie in dayton]

That’s an average of about 30-40 people per state per day, but NY makes the numbers much worse. A state like Texas and 30 million people has less than 1,000 deaths. Yeah New York has a lot. The country as a whole, not so much. And how many of the 58k were true Covid deaths? How many were ill and approaching death prior. Yeah throw out a big number like it’s crazy and then peel it back and realize that it’s not really that bad. Loss of life is awful, but it happens everyday with or without a virus.

It would be interesting to see a comparison of health-related (non-accident/murder/suicide) deaths this year vs. past years. That could be very telling.

[Lloyd Braun]

Add in that hospitals get more money for COVID-19 deaths vs. heart failure and you can really question the accuracy of the numbers.


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I’m not sure about everywhere but I can assure that this is not happening with any hospitals that I am familiar- which is most in the cleveland area... yet. There are specific billing codes involved for this, and the penalty for over billing insurances is hefty. It’s not worth the extra 20%.

[paulxu]

Looks like things are getting a little tense in Ohio.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/d...emitic-attacks

[GoMuskies]

Is "globalist" really an anti-semitic slur? I'm pleased to not really be up on these sorts of things.

[PM Thor]

NY is actually trending downward on the number of hospitalizations and deaths. We’ve been home now for 54 days. My wife has worked from home and my business is completely shut down.

But here’s the thing. Most national news media is NYC centric. So the fact that NY is actually taking it very seriously and doing the right things, other areas of the country think it may apply to them too. It. Does. Not.
I’m wearing a mask every time I go anywhere (infrequently). Social distancing is the norm, every cashier has a mask, gloves and a plastic barrier between the customer and them.

We will see if this is an overreaction, but I’d rather to overreact to something that has already killed 70,000 than underreact.

And hi everybody!

[bobbiemcgee]

Add in that hospitals get more money for COVID-19 deaths vs. heart failure and you can really question the accuracy of the numbers.


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I’m not sure about everywhere but I can assure that this is not happening with any hospitals that I am familiar- which is most in the cleveland area... yet. There are specific billing codes involved for this, and the penalty for over billing insurances is hefty. It’s not worth the extra 20%.

The Rural Hospitals are all going belly up, so you shouldn't have to worry too long.