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Epidemiologists say that the official death toll is significantly under-estimating coronavirus deaths
By David Gilbert
May 4 2020, 7:16am
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Since the outbreak began, Trump has sought to underplay its seriousness, initially saying it posed no threat to the U.S. and that like a miracle, it will disappear.
But as people began to die in the thousands, Trumps predictions have slowly climbed, first to 50,0000, then to 60,000 which would represent a good job and then, on April 27, it jumped 70,000. On Sunday, the figure changed again.
Look, we're going to lose anywhere from 75, 80 to 100,000 people, Trump told a virtual town hall on Fox News. That's a horrible thing. We shouldn't lose one person out of this.
He then attacked China, claiming the outbreak should have been stopped there. He added that without the efforts made by the U.S. the minimum we would have lost is a million, two million, four million, five. That's the minimum."
There have been 1.15 million infections and over 67,000 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 in the U.S., according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
But epidemiologists say the death toll from the coronavirus is already much higher than the official figures suggest and it is likely already greater than the 100,000 figure touted by Trump.
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tanyev
(42,610 posts)God only knows what the official (and actual) numbers will be by the end of the summer.
PJMcK
(22,048 posts)Who could imagine such a thing?
Botany
(70,581 posts)The man just makes up numbers, facts, and science.
But not to worry the because the 100,000 we are at now will work its way up to the million figure
or figures. "The Beast" is now running wild and the GOP and Fox are pushing back against the
only things we have to slow it down and selling it is the time to open things back up.
duforsure
(11,885 posts)Just like he knows the deaths could go into the millions from his policies. He just would rather lie to the American spreading his propaganda instead of telling the truth.
Initech
(100,102 posts)mopinko
(70,213 posts)the trumpkin in my life and i have a wager. his number fell w/in days of the first death.
this morning i sent this text-
so, i am declaring that i have clinched our bet. there is no curve possible in nature where you go from 0 to 60k in 60 days that doesnt peak over 1m.
eta- i intend to double down that we will hit 1m by the 4th of july.