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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 May 2020

      It's startling to watch people argue that #COVID19 is similar to influenza in terms of death rate. Using NYC as a strict lower bound: 13,536 confirmed COVID deaths 5,373 suspected COVID deaths 8,398,748 people TOTAL = 0.16-0.23% of the TOTAL population dead

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    2. Dr Paul Mackey‏ @auscandoc 4 May 2020
      Replying to @GidMK

      Dr Paul Mackey Retweeted Dr Paul Mackey

      Making sure my math is straight. John Hopkins says New York County (popltn 8M) has 1752 deaths. Are the 13K deaths in greater New York (popltn 20M)? https://twitter.com/auscandoc/status/1256647585923690496?s=21 …https://twitter.com/auscandoc/status/1256647585923690496 …

      Dr Paul Mackey added,

      Dr Paul Mackey @auscandoc
      Just coming back to this..and checking.. Google says New York County 8.4 Million. JH COVID says 1699 deaths (today). Is the 13,000 (on Apr 18) mistakenly totalling mortality for all of Greater New York and not just NH County?
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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 May 2020
      Replying to @auscandoc

      I think you're misreading there? 1752 is, I believe, for Nassau County, NY State. NYC data is directly available here https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-data.page …

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    4. Dr Paul Mackey‏ @auscandoc 4 May 2020
      Replying to @GidMK

      I have been wondering a bit about my own sanity with all these numbers but I _think_ I’m reading this correctly.pic.twitter.com/2j7sf7igw6

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    5. Dr Paul Mackey‏ @auscandoc 4 May 2020
      Replying to @auscandoc @GidMK

      If I roughly add up all the greater New York counties (Queens, Kings, Bronx, NYC) it appears to add up close-ish 4035, 4014, 2886, 1752. Why I’m finding it confusing.

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 4 May 2020
      Replying to @auscandoc

      Probably an error in how it's presenting to you on the dashboard for some reason. Pretty sure that's the count for Nassau countypic.twitter.com/MeufTOk4wi

      8:13 PM - 4 May 2020
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        1. Dr Paul Mackey‏ @auscandoc 4 May 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          Very odd indeed. When I click on NYC county on the map this is the breakdown I get.pic.twitter.com/gBn2lcfOi9

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        1. Dr Paul Mackey‏ @auscandoc 4 May 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          Dr Paul Mackey Retweeted FluTrackers.com

          Why I linked to the flutrackers tweet: crazy how variable the numbers are. https://twitter.com/flutrackers/status/1256738983352193026?s=21 …https://twitter.com/FluTrackers/status/1256738983352193026 …

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          FluTrackers.com @FluTrackers
          US - New York: NYT - 318,239 cases and 24,140 deaths https://flutrackers.com/forum/forum/-2019-ncov-new-coronavirus/united-states-2019-ncov/new-york-covid-19/832717-new-york-covid-19-cases-308k-cases-and-24-200-deaths?p=856801#post856801 … @RonanKelly13 #coronavirus
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        1. Dr Paul Mackey‏ @auscandoc 4 May 2020
          Replying to @GidMK

          On the world map page it lists New York City as 19057 deaths but... when you go to USA map it seems to break New York City down into the counties. Thus it does appear (to me) that the larger death rate is from greater New York and larger population ?

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