"Expected Deaths" don't seem to show a flu season bump

Apr 9, 2020
1:43:42pm

HawkeyeCoug All-American

I would have anticipated more deaths in the Jan-Feb timeframe between flu, depression, and car accidents. Surprised the curve is so flat.

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Didn't we have this already...

jxncoog All-American

4/9/20 12:41pm

Of course and nobody died cuz fairies put hydroxychloroquine in the water

CallingDingo

4/9/20 12:47pm

RE: Of course and nobody died cuz fairies put hydroxychloroquine in the water

bball32

4/9/20 12:56pm

We had a flu that lasted 5-7 days in early Feb. We all had high fever and an

darkcoug

4/9/20 12:47pm

Sounds like the flu. Otherwise, how did they miss all the excess deaths?

ReyOso

4/9/20 12:49pm

Are you sure there has been a spike in the total number of deaths in the world?

BYU-Ite

4/9/20 12:55pm

This is what it looks like when it hits hard. It's easy to spot.

ReyOso

4/9/20 1:06pm

Thank you. I think it makes your point. It is interesting though that the sum

BYU-Ite

4/9/20 1:29pm

They believe it's partially dying at home or having CV-related heart attacks

ReyOso

4/9/20 1:31pm

Thank you.

BYU-Ite

4/9/20 1:38pm

"Expected Deaths" don't seem to show a flu season bump

HawkeyeCoug

4/9/20 1:43pm

Under normal circumstances, the vast majority of deaths are age related.

ReyOso

4/9/20 1:51pm

An interesting website to consider:

mbs6

4/9/20 3:18pm

Analysis of the lineages of the virus from genome data

Charles Darwin

4/9/20 12:49pm

NYT article from yesterday

TheKing

4/9/20 12:49pm

80% of my business is in Park City/Alta/Snowbird and I am CONVINCED

Michael McQuain

4/9/20 12:51pm

Even now when people showing these symptoms are tested only 6% have COVID

swimbro

4/9/20 12:57pm

That's not true. Example, in NYC almost 50% of tests are positive.

Plato

4/9/20 1:01pm

NYC testing criteria is essentially only testing if you are at the level of being admitted to the hospital

chago04

4/9/20 1:03pm

In our lab (commercial) it's 3%.

BlooGeek

4/9/20 1:04pm

I'm in the highest at-risk group: mid 60's/diabetic/heart disease/kidney failure

Michael McQuain

4/9/20 1:04pm

In that case it's dangerous to assume you've had it already without confirmation

ReyOso

4/9/20 1:08pm

wife and son had the same thing. Went on and on.

zonacougar

4/9/20 1:09pm

In Provo, our school also had 30% of kids miss about a week right before Christmas break. My son got it and tested + for

Probable Sacko

4/9/20 12:55pm

3 of our children were taken to the doctor over that period and all tested negative for flu

jxncoog

4/9/20 1:03pm

Considering the other ski/mountain holiday getaways also got hit hard....

Indy Coug

4/9/20 1:25pm

Jackson is sitting at 45 cases with only 210 tested out of a population of 23,000

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