Nate Silver

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

In NYC, the death rate among people aged 75+ has been *40 times higher* as a share of known cases than among people aged 18-44. Similar numbers in Wuhan. So, even subtle shifts in the age distribution of cases can matter a lot. https://t.co/lWxCdAhq2J — PolitiTweet.org

Posted June 17, 2020 Hibernated

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Nate Silver @NateSilver538

There is increasing evidence that new cases tend to be younger than the ones in March/April, possibly essential workers or people returning to work or social activity after lockdowns. That helps to explain the seeming incongruity between deaths and cases. https://t.co/CX8mqopC3p — PolitiTweet.org

There are some meaningful differences in the age distribution of coronavirus cases. In NYC, 24% of known cases ar… https://t.co/gje0f8OnD2

Posted June 17, 2020 Hibernated

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This dynamic is interesting but complicated. While it's plausible there's a relationship between political partnership and COVID spread, e.g. if Trump voters are doing less distancing, right now by far the best predictor of a state's R is how many people had COVID before. — PolitiTweet.org

I made a chart. On average, blue states have seen steadily declining coronavirus infections since mid-April. On ave… https://t.co/EOAG30ZZSK

Posted June 17, 2020 Hibernated