Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

Still, inferring from excess mortality data can be tricky. Being in lockdown with heavy strain on hospitals can have various effects that push other types of deaths up (e.g. you have a heart attack, the ambulance takes longer to come & you die) and down (fewer traffic accidents). — PolitiTweet.org

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

For instance, NYC *is* trying to count *probable* COVID-19 deaths, and their total (confirmed + probable) death count is about 1.5x as high as their confirmed count. https://t.co/FzTtPAVIGR — PolitiTweet.org

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Plus, jurisdictions can vary in how thorough they are. France has done an admirable job of trying to count nursing home deaths, for instance. And if a place *is* trying to count probable deaths, as in NYC, there's going to be considerably less undercounting. — PolitiTweet.org

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