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Any ideas why Michigan has more deaths by case then any other state? (Original Post) tiredtoo May 2020 OP
Just guessing..........mmmmmmmomomon... jaxexpat May 2020 #1
LACK OF TESTING sfstaxprep May 2020 #2
Because it was allowed to fester. Getting no real acknowledgement from whitehouse gibraltar72 May 2020 #3
Don't Waste Your Time Trying To Explain To Neanderthal Cult Member sfstaxprep May 2020 #4
Selection -- based on limited test availability JT45242 May 2020 #5
because llashram May 2020 #6
I think you win! jaxexpat May 2020 #8
According to the latest numbers, that is untrue... demmiblue May 2020 #7
The very definiton of a tRUMPER is "insanity". They don't have any credibility whatever so abqtommy May 2020 #9
They don't. See the following: sinkingfeeling May 2020 #10

gibraltar72

(7,506 posts)
3. Because it was allowed to fester. Getting no real acknowledgement from whitehouse
Fri May 1, 2020, 12:24 PM
May 2020

as to what was to come. I believe Governor Inslee told Gretchens people what to look for. Her initial order came before a lot of deaths that were known at least. But using the CDC guidelines our initial tests were about 1.2 positive for every two tests. Testing was very limited because she could not get adequate test kits. We got almost no help from whitehouse in warnings. Inslee had told her Trump would try to hide the numbers. He had at one point told Inslee to stop testing when they found it in children. I think that was about the time Trump called Inslee a snake. A certain minority has willfully broken the rules also. My little county as of yesterday had 17 deaths and is a rural hot spot. We still don't have enough testing. Hope that answers a few of your questions.

sfstaxprep

(9,998 posts)
4. Don't Waste Your Time Trying To Explain To Neanderthal Cult Member
Fri May 1, 2020, 12:24 PM
May 2020

I'll be SHOCKED if he doesn't have a comeback for you, were you to give him a valid explanation.

JT45242

(2,278 posts)
5. Selection -- based on limited test availability
Fri May 1, 2020, 12:28 PM
May 2020

Best guess is there is a very small amount of tests available so they have only been given to the absolute worst cases.

If you only test the people who are already hospitalized or in risk of ICE then there is goingto be a very non-representative sample of people getting a test.

llashram

(6,265 posts)
6. because
Fri May 1, 2020, 12:28 PM
May 2020

most are African-Americans? And that good healthcare for most low-income people is virtually impossible to get?

jaxexpat

(6,833 posts)
8. I think you win!
Fri May 1, 2020, 12:46 PM
May 2020

And what did our correct answer win Johnnie? It's a free Detroit vacation for 2. (Food, lodging, health-care and transportation not included. Void where prohibited.)

demmiblue

(36,865 posts)
7. According to the latest numbers, that is untrue...
Fri May 1, 2020, 12:29 PM
May 2020

Though we will not really know anything close to a semblance of accuracy due to the lack of Nationwide testing.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
9. The very definiton of a tRUMPER is "insanity". They don't have any credibility whatever so
Fri May 1, 2020, 01:02 PM
May 2020

save your breath.

sinkingfeeling

(51,457 posts)
10. They don't. See the following:
Fri May 1, 2020, 01:07 PM
May 2020
https://247wallst.com/special-report/2020/04/23/states-where-the-virus-is-spreading-the-fastest-right-now-2/3


41. Michigan
> 7-day increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases through Apr. 23: +16.1%
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Apr. 23: 339.8 per 100,000 — 7th most (Michigan total: 33,966)
> Confirmed COVID-19 cases as of Apr. 16: 292.7 per 100,000 — 7th most (Michigan total: 29,263)
> COVID-19 related deaths in 7 days ending Apr. 23: 720 (Michigan total: 2,813)
> COVID-19 testing rate as of Apr. 23: N/A
> Population density: 103.4 people per square mile — 24th highest
> First confirmed case:3/10/2020
> Days between 1st case and beginning of statewide stay-at-home order (3/24/2020):14 days
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