{"id":133217,"date":"2020-07-23T08:08:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-23T16:08:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=133217"},"modified":"2020-07-23T08:09:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-23T16:09:26","slug":"tracking-the-real-coronavirus-death-toll-in-the-united-states","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=133217","title":{"rendered":"Tracking the Real Coronavirus Death Toll in the United States"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t have any strong opinions on Covid-19 and the proper response. <A HREF=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2020\/05\/05\/us\/coronavirus-death-toll-us.html\">This New York Times article, however, seems important<\/a>: &#8220;Many epidemiologists believe measuring excess deaths is the best way to assess the impact of the virus in real time. It shows how the virus is altering normal patterns of mortality. The high numbers from the coronavirus pandemic period undermine arguments that the virus is merely killing vulnerable people who would have died anyway.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nationwide, 179,500 more people have died than usual from March 15 to July 11, according to C.D.C. estimates&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I don&#8217;t have any strong opinions on Covid-19 and the proper response. 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