[EnglishJW]

Originally Posted by kanoa1kale2

Population density combined with public mass transit and significant external travel by people into the cities are a deadly combination.

Completely agree.

[EnglishJW]

One additional factor that we have to pay attention to is transmission. China has many economic and business ties with Italy and Iran. There is extensive travel to and from China with these two countries. The major business connections between China and Italy are, I believe, concentrated in northern Italy as was the coronavirus outbreak. We will be studying this for years to come. Defying Allies, Italy Signs On to New Silk Road With China - The New York Times

[Dilligas]

Originally Posted by dougjb

If we are to judge how well Governors are handling the situation based on infections, perhaps we should do the same for national leaders. So, which country has the highest incidence rate?

The USA of course, by far. Does that mean our national leadership has failed us?

[dplars]

Originally Posted by GoodLife

“If the facts are against you, argue the law. If the law is against you, argue the facts. If the law and the facts are against you, pound the table and yell like hell”

"If on massages the numbers enough, they will confess your biases "

[stadalberts]

Get the restaurants open, that's all i'm saying. Hate cooking at home CONSTANTLY......Restaurants are all afraid to be open!

Originally Posted by GoodLife

Good way to judge how each Governor has handled the covid 19 outbreak

Top 5 are:

New York 66 deaths per 100k population

New Jersey 43

Connecticut 29

Louisiana 26

Michigan 22

Florida is currently at 3 deaths per 100k

Full list at link

• Death rates from COVID-19 U.S. by state 2020 | Statista

This is meaningless. What is the infection rate and what is the death rate of those infected? So, how many get infected per 100K and then what percentage of those die. You could also look at the infection rate among health care workers, but I am not sure that’s really available.

[GoodLife]

Originally Posted by theruizs

This is meaningless. What is the infection rate and what is the death rate of those infected? So, how many get infected per 100K and then what percentage of those die. You could also look at the infection rate among health care workers, but I am not sure that’s really available.

The infection rate doesn't matter and nobody knows. Deaths matter. Do you obsess over the number of people who get infected every year with the flu? 99.9% of them get well and survive.

The number of covid 19 infected is unknown and the only way we'll know for sure is when everyone gets an active virus test and/or antibody test. That's probably not going to happen soon. When you have those numbers let us know.

[garynarramore]

The blame or credit should mostly go to the people.

[GoodLife]

Originally Posted by garynarramore

the blame or credit should mostly go to the people.

[croughwell]

Deaths per thousand is not in any way a factor in determining how a governor has acted or hasn't acted to curb the virus!
Using that mentality, our least populated states would have the best action by their governors.

[GoodLife]

Originally Posted by croughwell

Deaths per thousand is not in any way a factor in determining how a governor has acted or hasn't acted to curb the virus!
Using that mentality, our least populated states would have the best action by their governors.

I don't think you understand statistics. Comparing deaths per 1000 equalizes the population differences between states.

Connecticut has a population of about 4 million and death rate per 1000 of 37

Florida (22 million) and California (39 million) have death rates of 3 per 1000.

[vermonster]

Originally Posted by GoodLife

I'm trying to figure out what the 5 worst states have in common.

It seems that all of the top 10 states have one or more densely populated urban areas, or are in a predominantly urbanized megalopolis (MA, RI, CT, NY, NJ, PA, MD, etc.) That being said, there are probably multiple determinants of death rate rankings. By the way, Sumter County has one of the highest death rates of all counties in FL.