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Surgeon/scientist promoting science in medicine and exposing quackery. Editor of Science-Based Medicine. My opinions do NOT represent those of my employers.

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    1. Senator John Cornyn‏Verified account @JohnCornyn 5 Jul 2020

      Maybe someone can explain why Houston has significantly more cases of #COVID19 reported than Dallas, but nearly identical number of fatalities.pic.twitter.com/jOXGD9dmHj

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      David Gorski, MD, PhD‏Verified account @gorskon 5 Jul 2020
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      That’s because fatalities lag case disgnoses by around a month.

      5:45 PM - 5 Jul 2020
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        1. Astronomy Nerd‏ @spaceisgreat85 5 Jul 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @JohnCornyn

          What a totally reasonable and logical response that the senator will in no way understand because it’s so reasonable and logical.

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        2. Stacy Marie‏ @stacy_rie 5 Jul 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @JohnCornyn

          IIRC, Dallas has the largest ME's office in the state. It also provides autopsy services to other locations without an ME. So probably less of a backlog there than Harris County ME, although both are going to lag.

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        3. _‏ @SotekPrime 5 Jul 2020
          Replying to @stacy_rie @gorskon @JohnCornyn

          Autopsies aren't the cause of the lag - the lag is because the virus takes multiple weeks to kill victims, *after* they have detectable symptoms. So when cases have increased significantly in the last month ... deaths are *going* to increase.

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        2. Anon33Guest‏ @Anon33Guest 6 Jul 2020

          Harris county has 1.7X the population of Dallas county so the counties are testing the same per capita.

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        1. Jon F  👨🏻‍⚕️‏ @j0nnyb0y1 5 Jul 2020
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          This needs to be left on your clipboard for cut and paste.

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        1. RandomGirl‏ @RandomGirltoYou 5 Jul 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @JohnCornyn

          Thank you. I am angry that my fellow Americans are dying needlessly because Republicans won’t follow expert advice—because they apparently know better than generals, epidemiologists, historians, scientists, doctors & nurses. 😡🤬

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        1. Eleanor‏ @edabny62 6 Jul 2020
          Replying to @gorskon @JohnCornyn

          Also, maybe Houston is screening patients more effectively or delivering care a slightly different way. What an odd premise to begin with, anyway. Apparently Corbin cut Bio classes and stats class. Smh.

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        1. Anon33Guest‏ @Anon33Guest 6 Jul 2020
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          This. Dallas saw a larger growth in cases than Houston early in the pandemic (March-April) while Houston is seeing a larger growth now (although both are growing a lot now). My THEORY - DFW was 1 of the 13 airports where international travelers were filtered. IAH wasn't.

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