Too Many People Are Dying Right Now
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The trend of U.S. hospitalizations and deaths amid the Delta wave appears to be far worse that what many had expected.

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  • want_tobegood [comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    in our seven-day average, we just passed 500.

    That means we reduced the mortality rate by just 58% roughly.
    someone double check my math because I did that in my head due to laziness
    i know it sounds like a humblebrag but being honest

    • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      But there's a lag right? The peak of new cases and peak of deaths shouldn't have occurred together right? So what's the number going to look like a week or two from now?

        • want_tobegood [comrade/them]
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          3 years ago

          deaths are up. They're just not up as quickly as they were earlier in the year (due to vaxes).

      • want_tobegood [comrade/them]
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        3 years ago

        So what’s the number going to look like a week or two from now?

        the same. Mortality rate is total deaths/total cases.

        the only way the mortality rate would get worse in a matter of days is if hospitals started running out of oxygen like in India. India's fiasco in May was 100% down to poor management + lack of resources of the UK-Kent variant, not anything to do with the new Delta one.

          • want_tobegood [comrade/them]
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            3 years ago

            Yes, but by the time those later cases die, there will be even more new cases added to the list. Also this stuff was all relative (to the mortality rate of 2020) so it doesn't really matter

            but yes the true mortality rate could only be figured in a hospital study or something like that.

    • spicymangos51 [she/her]
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      3 years ago

      But isn't it younger people being hospitalized? Like hey 50% better is great but it's still pretty alarming