Archive for August 20th, 2020

What do New York and Sweden have in common?

August 20, 2020

Hint: Glance at the covid-19 death curves.
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Let’s reprise the oft-cited “Flattening the Curve” concept one more time…

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…. and, we presented data that strongly suggests (i.e. proves) that NY didn’t flatten the curve at all — it conformed to the “no mitigation curve” … while press-maligned Florida does seem to fit the flattening curve model.

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For details, see A covid tale of two states

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Now, let’s look at NY’s Cuomo-claimed “beautiful response” from still another angle

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Aug. 20: C-19 Data Dashboard

August 20, 2020

176,337  Deaths-to-Date

1,283 Daily New Deaths  (peak 2,824 April 21)
> 7-day average 1,031    (peak 2.229 April 23)

44,957  New Cases
>  7-day average     47,701  (below 14-day average since July 26)
> 14-day average    50,810


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Details below…

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