Coronavirus Information...who do you trust?

[*PhilHos*]

(09-16-2020, 11:55 AM)Belsnickel Wrote: Ok, so, let's pause for a moment and look at your numbers.

First, mortality rate is based off of the number infected, not the entire population. So 200k/6.61M is 3% mortality rate overall. I'm not sure why people have been continually trying to do that math differently, but it's getting old.

Then, your last figure of the infected population is just wrong. 6.61M/325M is 2% of the population, not 0.018%.

While I think it very important we correct the misinformation when it comes to the mortality rate, I believe he was refuting the point that those who are 'at risk' of dying from corona are "anyone who breathes air".  The number of people who breathes air in America would be the totality of its population. So him comparing the numbers of dead and/or infected to the totality of population is not wrong when refuting that point.

For the record, I don't agree with his opinion of just opening up with no restrictions.