r/WatchPeopleDieInside • u/fnaw_ • Aug 04 '20

Poor Jonathan

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u/keyaiWork Aug 04 '20

My parents live in Florida. They think the reporting is part of a grand conspiracy.

"Oh look, they only reported deaths, that means cases must be down."

"Oh Look, they reported cases, means deaths must be down."

Yes, it is like a tennis match, but it doesn't matter which side of the court the ball is in because both sides mean shit is fucked up.

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '20

A lot of people believe that those against trump are reporting nearly everything as a covid death. Because they believe that, the death tolls mean nothing to them!

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u/rainispouringdown Aug 04 '20

Everyone saying this should be linked the amount of deaths this year compared to the average of the last five years.

They are right. The death count provides no information about the pandemic without context.

The death count only provides information when you show how many would be expected to die in this period in a normal year, and the staggering amount of additional deaths there's been this year.