https://democraticunderground.com/100213927348George II (55,299 posts)
These color coded maps of the US showing trend of deaths are ridiculous. Today's map on CNN shows..
....Connecticut as dark red, the highest increase range (over 50%) compared to the same day last week.
Last week we had ZERO deaths, yesterday we had three. So that "qualifies" CT for the highest increase rate!! We're the same as Florida, Texas, Georgia, etc.
It's ridiculously misleading. No mention that the number of people in the hospital is at an all-time low, only 42 state-wide.
I've got news for you sunshine ... you're being lied to and you still haven't figured it out. They keep talking about how poorly Texas is doing when in fact, we're doing quite well, thank you. Maybe you should look up Dan Crenshaw's posts concerning Texas and COVID. You may not understand what he's saying because he uses big words and it's got a lot of science in it, but he does a really good job of explaining just how well we're doing here in the Lone Star State!
jpak (38,886 posts)
1. I agree Maine deaths have been rare recently
But we did have a super spreader event this week.
Wedding reception
Ugh
Squinch (33,198 posts)
2. Connecticut really is doing fabulously. Well done.
Mike Nelson (6,916 posts)
3. I think...
... also, those maps are great at showing which states have higher populations. CA was always redder than AZ, even when AZ was worse, percentage-wise. Why do we need maps to show us the states with the highest populations have the most cases?
Mike 03 (12,812 posts)
4. CNN, after a couple of months of doing well, is backsliding
to intellectual dishonesty. One example: Last night Erin Burnett was doing both-siderism on the USPS, talking about how it had "lost money" and asking querulously, "Isn't there some truth to what Trump is saying about how badly the USPS is being operated?"
It's not a corporation; it's a public service! How many of our institutions are not "profitable"!??
It's not just un-profitable, it is losing BILLIONS! See, this is why y'all should have stayed in math class or the economics class instead of going out onto campus to 'burn one.'
nolabear (35,975 posts)
5. Yes. They misrepresent WA too.
I have dealt with us still being in the “high rate of cases” category because we were Ground Zero and so the numbers are high in relation to those peaking now. But we had around 250 cases yesterday, and the decrease is steady. Our efforts are paying off, even in agriculture country where it got bad for a while, and I think people should see that!
Silver1 (454 posts)
6. I think the maps should reflect cases within the population density of the state.
In other words, number of cases per 1,000 or 100,000, etc. It would be a much more accurate assessment.
One last thing, Texas is doing very well with the COVID and most of us are NOT wearing masks! DUmmies would be mortified to come walk around with me.
KC
