Another week or two and I think the deaths will start rising in Florida. That'll be like 5 or 6 weeks since the new case count started surging.
So I saw some weird stuff on the internet and wanted to ask the experts here.
The daily death totals that Gov Murphy is releasing makes it seem like those deaths all occurred since the last reporting. (At least that is my interpretation)
I saw somewhere that may not actually be the case and those totals are from previous deaths that were since classified as Covid related. Is there any truth to this or is this just people trying to lessen the seriousness of the current situation?
Hopefully, they have peaked.
But, l think the more interesting question is what the cumulative body count will be. The theoretical answer would mean extrapolating the daily death curve out to the right, then measuring the cumulative number. This is a bit beyond my limited math skillz, howevah, it should be a snap for Dr @Monkey Soup
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I would guess Florida will see a few peaks over 200 in the next 1-2 weeks, then will decline. Note 200 in Florida is equivalent to 90 in NJ.
Hopefully, they have peaked.
But, l think the more interesting question is what the cumulative body count will be. The theoretical answer would mean extrapolating the daily death curve out to the right, then measuring the cumulative number. This is a bit beyond my limited math skillz, howevah, it should be a snap for Dr @Monkey Soup
He got this. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Because people from NJ are obviously worth more than those in FL.
Mostly correct. However you forgot a few key points:
* Daily phase of total disbelief that school is still a thing when the kids wake up every day
* Endless complaints from pretty much anyone with a social media account, both for and against, pretty much anything school-related
* Kids at school approximately enough time to go home and sniff an entire can of paint thinner before needing to return to pick them up
* Daily realization that absolutely 0.0 was done at school and the remainder of the work needs to be done at home
* The false sense of home now being a "schoolwork free zone" by the kids
My predicted timeline:
~9/1: Schools open
~10/1: Schools close
~12/1: Plan emerges to roll out vaccine
~2/1: Kids back in school for real
~3/1: Just like a traffic jam, the moment it is over we will all forget this relatively minor inconvenience
~4/1: Social media accounts now full of some other inane nonsense that has nothing to do with Coronavirus nor murder hornets
I'd be really surprised if they don't see at least a few days over 400. Basing this on no actual data again, but I was spot on last time. Of course, goes without saying, I'd prefer if you were right.I would guess Florida will see a few peaks over 200 in the next 1-2 weeks, then will decline. Note 200 in Florida is equivalent to 90 in NJ.
I'd be really surprised if they don't see at least a few days over 400. Basing this on no actual data again, but I was spot on last time. Of course, goes without saying, I'd prefer if you were right.
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It’s cute that you think I actually give a shit. Why don’t your limited math skillz, use Google, and give it a shot. Get those sausage fingers moving.

I said the deaths would lag behind cases 5-6 weeks, which is when they indeed started to rise after the surge started. Some seemed to be stuck on a two week lag time. I'm thinking the highest death days will be above 400, probably as high as 500 or 600. Again, based on no rational data ?.You were spot on about what? That deaths would go up? No one thought otherwise, that I recall. In any event, I'm basing the 200+ on the peak of new cases being 4 weeks ago, which is why I expect some increases for another 1-2 weeks.
But.... population densityBad joke. FL population is 2.2x NJ.
Not picking on Florida here - just that I was able to find the data.
Unfortunately, they don't publish this by date - it would in interesting to see the change in age demographic over time.
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so a quick look of the totals says
- 26% of the cases are 55 and older.
- 93% of the deaths come from that age range.
Looking at the population distribution in Florida -
it looks like 37% are 55+ http://edr.state.fl.us/Content/population-demographics/data/Pop_Census_Day.pdf
i'd also guess the median age in Miami-Dade is lower than general FLA, so it probably should be drilled down a bit.
so 3/4 of the cases are coming from 2/3 of the population resulting in 7% of the deaths. (rounding like a boss)
The temporal chart would be useful, some sort of stacked bar with the ratio of cases by age over time.
The premise is that the current spike is among the younger crowd - (IMHO?)
The next level is the co-morbidity numbers - of the 7%, how many had other risk factors?
Given the number of cases, can the older demographic remain insulated?
The temporal chart would be useful, some sort of stacked bar with the ratio of cases by age over time.
The premise is that the current spike is among the younger crowd - (IMHO?)
The next level is the co-morbidity numbers - of the 7%, how many had other risk factors?
Given the number of cases, can the older demographic remain insulated?