tcjkbt Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 When you say "death rate," what are you talking about? Deaths per total population of the country? Deaths per people tested? Deaths per people who have been tested and have come back positive for having the virus? Deaths per people who have actually contracted the disease that the virus can cause--Covid 19? Deaths per people who are now being or who have been treated for the disease? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 When you say "death rate," what are you talking about? Deaths per total population of the country? Deaths per people tested? Deaths per people who have been tested and have come back positive for having the virus? Deaths per people who have actually contracted the disease that the virus can cause--Covid 19? Deaths per people who are now being or who have been treated for the disease? Deaths per case, the percent of people that die who have coronavirus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDeuce Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Deaths per case, the percent of people that die who have coronavirus. Actually it’s deaths per confirmed cases. Nobody knows how many people have it and we never will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Parker Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 I can see it happening before then. Right after Memorial Day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwoodfan Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 It’s hard not to get spring fever with the warmer weather in the last few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluegrasscard Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Actually it’s deaths per confirmed cases. Nobody knows how many people have it and we never will. A category that Kentucky leads the nation in. We have more deaths per positive test case than another state in the country. Twice the national average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonels_Wear_Blue Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Since Kentucky's first reported case of COVID-19, here's a comparison of how the Kentucky numbers compare to things nationally. There should be some lag, by nature, because the United States' index case was confirmed on January 15th and Kentucky' index case was confirmed 50 days later on March 6th. March 6 KY - 1 case; 0 deaths (0% mortality rate) US - 214 cases; 15 deaths (7.01% mortality rate) March 7 KY - 1 case (00.00% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate) US - 279 cases (30.37% increase); 19 deaths (6.81% mortality rate) March 8 KY - 4 cases (300.00% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate) US - 423 cases (51.61% increase); 22 deaths (5.20% mortality rate) March 9 KY - 6 cases (50.00% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate) US - 647 cases (52.96% increase); 26 deaths (4.02% mortality rate) March 10 KY - 8 cases (33.33% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate) US - 937 cases (44.82% increase); 30 deaths (3.20% mortality rate) March 11 KY - 8 cases (0.00% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate) US - 1215 cases (29.67% increase); 38 deaths (3.13% mortality rate) March 12 KY - 11 cases (37.50% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate) US - 1629 cases (34.07% increase); 41 deaths (2.52% mortality rate) March 13 KY - 14 cases (27.27% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate) US - 1896 cases (16.39% increase); 48 deaths (2.53% mortality rate) March 14 KY - 16 cases (14.29% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate) US - 2234 cases (17.83% increase); 57 deaths (2.55% mortality rate) March 15 KY - 20 cases (25.00% increase); 0 deaths (0% mortality rate) US - 3487 cases (56.09% increase); 69 deaths (1.98 mortality rate) March 16 KY - 22 cases (10.00% increase); 1 death (4.55% mortality rate) US - 4226 cases (21.19% increase); 87 deaths (2.06% mortality rate) March 17 KY - 26 cases (18.18% increase); 1 death (3.85% mortality rate) US - 7038 cases (66.54% increase); 110 deaths (1.56% mortality rate) March 18 KY - 35 cases (34.62% increase); 1 death (2.56% mortality rate) US - 10442 cases (48.37% increase); 150 deaths (1.44% mortality rate) March 19 KY - 40 cases (14.29% increase); 2 deaths (5.00% mortality rate) US - 15219 cases (45.75% increase); 206 deaths (1.35% mortality rate) March 20 KY - 48 cases (20.00% increase); 3 deaths (6.25% mortality rate) US - 18747 cases (23.18% increase); 255 deaths (1.35% mortality rate) March 21 KY - 63 cases (31.25% increase); 3 deaths (4.76% mortality rate) US - 24583 cases (31.13% increase); 301 deaths (1.22% mortality rate) March 22 KY - 99 cases (57.14% increase); 3 deaths (3.03% mortality rate) US - 33404 cases (35.88% increase); 400 deaths (1.19% mortality rate) March 23 KY - 124 cases (25.25% increase); 4 deaths (3.23% mortality rate) US - 44183 cases (32.27% increase); 544 deaths (1.23% mortality rate) March 24 KY - 163 cases (31.45% increase); 4 deaths (2.45% mortality rate) US - 54453 cases (23.24% increase); 737 deaths (1.35% mortality rate) March 25 KY - 198 cases (21.47% increase); 5 deaths (2.52% mortality rate) US - 68440 cases (25.69% increase); 994 deaths (1.45% mortality rate) March 26 KY - 248 cases (25.25% increase); 5 deaths (2.01% mortality rate) US - 85356 cases (24.72% increase); 1246 deaths (1.46% mortality rate) March 27 KY - 302 cases (21.77% increase); 7 deaths (2.32% mortality rate) US - 103321 cases (21.05% increase); 1668 deaths (1.61% mortaility rate) March 28 KY - 394 cases (30.46% increase); 7 deaths (1.78% mortality rate) US - 122653 cases (18.71% increase); 2112 deaths (1.72% mortality rate) March 29 KY - 439 cases (11.42% increase); 8 deaths (1.82% mortality rate) US - 140904 cases (14.88% increase); 2405 deaths (1.71% mortality rate) March 30 KY - 480 cases (9.34% increase); 11 deaths (2.29% mortality rate) US - 163539 cases (16.06% increase); 2860 deaths (1.75% mortality rate) March 31 KY - 591 cases (23.13% increase); 17 deaths (2.88% mortality rate) US - 186101 cases (13.80% increase); 3603 deaths (1.94% mortality rate) April 1 KY - 680 cases (15.06% increase); 20 deaths (2.94% mortality rate) US - 213144 cases (14.53% increase); 4512 deaths (2.12% mortality rate) April 2 KY - 780 cases (14.71% increase); 31 deaths (3.97% mortality rate) US - 239279 cases (12.26% increase); 5443 deaths (2.27% mortality rate) April 3 KY - 831 cases (6.54% increase); 37 deaths (4.45% mortality rate) US - 277205 cases (15.85% increase); 6893 deaths (2.49% mortality rate) April 4 KY - 917 cases (10.35% increase); 40 deaths (4.36% mortality rate) US - 304826 cases (9.96% increase); 7616 deaths (2.50% mortality rate) April 5 KY - 955 cases (4.14% increase); 45 deaths (4.71% mortality rate) US - 330891 cases (8.55% increase); 8910 deaths (2.96% mortality rate) April 6 KY - 1008 cases (5.55% increase); 59 deaths (5.85% mortality rate) US - 374329 cases (13.13% increase); 12064 deaths (3.22% mortality rate) April 7 KY - 1149 cases (13.99% increase); 65 deaths (5.66% mortality rate) US - 395011 cases (5.53% increase); 12754 deaths (3.23% mortality rate) DATA SOURCES: United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html Kentucky Department of Public Health https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Cat Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 A category that Kentucky leads the nation in. We have more deaths per positive test case than another state in the country. Twice the national average. Given that we have only tested about 22k of 4M+ I don't really think that this means all that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) Actually it’s deaths per confirmed cases. Nobody knows how many people have it and we never will. Yes, that's why I used the numbers from South Korea and Germany who had widespread testing from the beginning. Their death rates are lower than other countries because they are testing everyone. I don't doubt they are missing some cases also but those are the best numbers we have to work with. Edited April 8, 2020 by Voice of Reason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Rocket28 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 A category that Kentucky leads the nation in. We have more deaths per positive test case than another state in the country. Twice the national average. That’s because they aren’t testing everyone or anywhere close to it. I know of several who have been in contact with someone who’s tested positive, are showing symptoms and have been told to assume they have it and self quarantine for 2 weeks which do not get counted towards the number of cases numbers. And I’m certain this is the common practice at this time, which is what makes me question how serious this is at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beechwoodfan Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 That’s because they aren’t testing everyone or anywhere close to it. I know of several who have been in contact with someone who’s tested positive, are showing symptoms and have been told to assume they have it and self quarantine for 2 weeks which do not get counted towards the number of cases numbers. And I’m certain this is the common practice at this time, which is what makes me question how serious this is at times. Well said. Most of us are watching statistics daily in trying to understand this pandemic. However, what good are the statistics when people who have symptoms are being told they can’t be tested? It gives me great hope that the death rate is much much lower than what we are seeing...almost has to be. We are not counting deaths per CV cases, we are counting deaths among positive results. Still, lots are dying, so you can’t discount the seriousness. As a former ICU nurse, the thought of being intubated and 100% dependent on overworked strangers to save my life my life terrifies me. Particularly without having family members at the bedside to advocate for me. I would much rather err on the side of caution, and take this seriously. Social distancing is a piece of cake in comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfback20 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 One popular model has lowered projected deaths in the United States to 60,000 (from about 80k on April 5). Kentucky's projected deaths was also lowered to around 1,000 (from about 1,700). COVID-19 estimation updates | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Cat Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 One popular model has lowered projected deaths in the United States to 60,000 (from about 80k on April 5). Kentucky's projected deaths was also lowered to around 1,000 (from about 1,700). COVID-19 estimation updates | Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation But just wait two weeks..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irish Cat Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Yes, that's why I used the numbers from South Korea and Germany who had widespread testing from the beginning. Their death rates are lower than other countries because they are testing everyone. I don't doubt they are missing some cases also but those are the best numbers we have to work with. There not really testing everyone though. Germany is at 10,962 test per 1 million people while South Korea is at 9,301 per Worldometers, while that US is at 6387. They are doing better but they still only tested about 1% of their populations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfback20 Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 But just wait two weeks..... Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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