13 The New Illinois Lockdown (web.archive.org) posted 167 days ago by tylerthet3 167 days ago by tylerthet3 +13 / -0 6 comments share 6 comments share save hide report block hide child comments Comments (6) sorted by: top new old worst You're viewing a single comment thread. View all comments, or full comment thread. ▲ 1 ▼ – Bonami 1 point 167 days ago +1 / -0 From the article: "Since the start of the pandemic, the state has now reported 417,280 cases and 9,792 deaths." That is a death rate of .0234 Hey that is less than the flu....why the lock down??? permalink save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – Econobombshell 2 points 167 days ago +2 / -0 And that's 2.3% on REPORTED cases. Unreported cases are 5-10x that size, so the real rate is at most .4%! Probably much lower! permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – fthecoup 2 points 167 days ago +2 / -0 Yeah 9700 deaths out of a state population of 12800000. This is fucking insanity. permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 2 ▼ – Bonami 2 points 167 days ago +2 / -0 Just as an FYI, that is a death rate per capita of: .000757 permalink parent save report block reply ▲ 1 ▼ – Bonami 1 point 167 days ago +1 / -0 There should be a national movement that says, I will take my chances with a .023 chance of death. That is my right and my choice. That rate is right up there with being hit with a falling piano isn't it?? permalink parent save report block reply
From the article: "Since the start of the pandemic, the state has now reported 417,280 cases and 9,792 deaths."
That is a death rate of .0234 Hey that is less than the flu....why the lock down???
And that's 2.3% on REPORTED cases. Unreported cases are 5-10x that size, so the real rate is at most .4%! Probably much lower!
Yeah 9700 deaths out of a state population of 12800000.
This is fucking insanity.
Just as an FYI, that is a death rate per capita of: .000757
There should be a national movement that says, I will take my chances with a .023 chance of death. That is my right and my choice. That rate is right up there with being hit with a falling piano isn't it??