Cases rising, so why deaths declining?

Take this piece FWIW. This guy is actually a very interesting economist and one of the few I respect at The Atlantic.

However, this article seems needlessly pessimistic. And he leaves out some crucial points, IMO.

The only thing, however, that it seems like is not discussed enough on this thread is non-lethal impact of the virus (even on healthy/young people).

What say ye?

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Posted by TigerCruise

Virginia Beach, VA

Member since Oct 2013

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Posted on 7/10/20 at 1:44 am to Big Scrub TX

I'll say maybe 6 funerals for George Floyd was a few too many

The problems in Houston are a direct result

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Posted by DMAN1968

Member since Apr 2019

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Posted on 7/10/20 at 2:51 am to Big Scrub TX

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The only thing, however, that it seems like is not discussed enough on this thread is non-lethal impact of the virus (even on healthy/young people).

I'm not sure what I'm supposed to look for in that link.

One of the studies on asymptomatic cases was on 10 patients with a mean age of 65 years old. 2 were there for treatment of underlying disorders and 3 others were there for surgical operations. So 50% had other health issues at the outset and they were all older. Hardly the healthy/young.

One other study states: Limitations of the study include the lack of information on symptom history before acute COVID-19 illness and the lack of details on symptom severity... without a control group of patients discharged for other reasons. Patients with community-acquired pneumonia can also have persistent symptoms, suggesting that these findings may not be exclusive to COVID-19

Ages were 19-84 (avg 56.5)...many with pre-existing conditions...avg hospital stay of 14 days and study questions were asked within 60 days of first onset. You lay very many 57 ( I know it's an average) year olds up for 2 weeks and you will have some folks complaining of issues 1 month later ie. fatigue etc...

It's still to early to tell what long term effects, if any, may be seen.

I know some people who have had it...who doesn't? Most have bounced back to normal quickly. I'm going to go with that.

I promise Chrome...no more long replies after the graphs are back up.