If the total number of people who die from COVID 19 through December 31, 2021 is 946,300, then Eccieuser will win the coronavirus death guess game. If it's 946,301, then adav8s28 will win.
We may have a dilemma. If the death rate continues at its current level, about 808 per day, or declines, then, by the estimates of the CDC, WHO and Johns Hopkins, EccieUser will be the winner. If however we use the IHME's estimates, then it's likely adav8s28 will win. IHME, based on excess death statistics, believes that about 905,000 people have died of COVID in the U.S. so far, compared to 577,000 to 580,000 for the other three organizations.
We can cross that bridge when we come to it. IHME is right now only estimating 948,869 total COVID deaths in the USA by September 1, 2021. And it's possible the WHO, CDC and Johns Hopkins may decide they were undercounting, or IHME may decide it was overcounting.
Anyway history has shown it doesn't pay to bet against adav8s28. He won the electoral college guess game. Everyone was laughing at his COVID death guess, and now it's looking like he may have the last laugh.
April 12, 2020 Update
Predicted Deaths from Covid-19 in the United States of America
University of Washington IHME Model: 68,841 (1)
The Waco Kid Italian Extrapolation: greater than 110,511 (2)
South Korean Extrapolation: greater than 1,420 (3)
(1) Assumes four types of social distancing occur throughout the United States. Deaths projected to August 4, 2020
(2) Covid-19 deaths to date in Italy increased by the ratio of the population of the USA (327.2 million) to Italy (60.5 million), or 5.4X
(3) Covid-19 deaths to date in South Korea increased by the ratio of the population of the USA (327.2 million) to South Korea (51.5 million), or 6.4X
Death Game Estimates, to 12/31/2021:
Jacuzzme: 41,806
Friendly Fred: 50,000
Dilbert Firestorm: 80,000
Dr. Anthony Fauci: 150,000 (4)
Dr. Deborah Birx: 172,000 (4)
Tiny: 260,000
eccieuser9500: 323,001
Dr. James Lawler: 480,000
adav8s28: 1,569,600
(4) average of high and low estimates
Dilbert is also predicting 90 million infected.
Still looking good. The IHME model is up a bit from the last two updates, which both came in around 60,000 to 62,000 deaths. Right now Dilbert and Friendly Fred are looking good, and Jacuzzme has a good chance as well.
Originally Posted by Tiny