Headline: United States surpasses Italy as it becomes country with most coronavirus

[togor]

If we've learned anything from Tornado forecasting over the years, it's that people will pay attention to good local data. That says that the best way to keep things moving going forward is to have intensive testing around the people who are sick. Pretty much the model South Korea is using.

[lyman]

If we've learned anything from Tornado forecasting over the years, it's that people will pay attention to good local data. That says that the best way to keep things moving going forward is to have intensive testing around the people who are sick. Pretty much the model South Korea is using.

good local data,

exactly,


that is also why a lot of folks I know stopped watching the news,

doom, gloom, we all gonna die in NY,,,,


folks get tired of it, and tune it out (or off)

[RED]

But that doesn't mean it's not a fact we've passed the incredible death toll in Italy ....

We have also passed the "incredible" death toll in Italy for:

Auto Accidents
Heart attacks
lung cancer
rattlesnake bites
drownings
lightening strikes
tornados
pit bull attacks
flu
landslides
avalanches
dementia
alcoholism
heroin usage
robberies
murders

Name one incredible kind of dying in Italy that exceeds that of the U.S....?

Then explain why...

[togor]

Fatal gondola accidents

[lyman]

Fatal gondola accidents

wouldn't that be drowning ?? or auto accidents?

[togor]

wouldn't that be drowning ?? or auto accidents?

Maybe. It's Red's parade, I guess he can decide.

[lyman]

Maybe. It's Red's parade, I guess he can decide.

LOL, that is exactly what I was thinking off,,,

[Art]

The United States, as has been mentioned, is five times the population of Italy. a more fair comparison would be the United States to Western Europe and the UK which approximately equals the U.S. in population, A few days ago the U.S. had about 18,000 deaths compared to about 60,000 in Western Europe. That's more apples to apples.

The disease tends to like hot spots like Milan in Italy and the New York metro area. Not all areas of Italy or the United States, including major metropolitan areas are affected equally. The New York metro area has about 50% of all US deaths at over 10,000. The LA metro area has about 750. Why, I have no idea. Fortunately the death count seems to be dropping in Europe which hopefully will start here soon too. I am cautiously optomistic since new hospitalizations in New York have dropped the past few days.