death count contest

dilbert firestorm's Avatar
whats the status the count contest?

speaking of counting...

j66 proclaims 67,000 dead. i also noticed that other media has paraded similar numbers to j66, 67,000 to 71,000.

CDC reports 39,000 dead as of may 5, 2020.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/nvss/vsrr/covid19/index.htm

so j66, the ccp lover, who's your source for those numbers.

they are not obviously correct, in fact your numbers are similar to Pneumonia Deaths which is in the 67,000 range according to the cdc.
HoeHummer's Avatar
From your source:

“COVID-19 death counts shown here may differ from other published sources, as data currently are lagged by an average of 1–2 weeks. See Technical Notes here.“

But at least yous took the opportunity to engage in some names calling. Poor form.