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WMS
Junior Chimp
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« on: August 29, 2021, 05:06:17 PM »
A grim point to consider: there is very likely huge underreporting of COVID worldwide, especially in the more repressive regimes.

Start here.

I believe the Economist estimates are that between 7 and 13 million have actually died from COVID.
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #1 on: January 01, 2022, 02:20:18 AM »
Official COVID death toll: 5.4 million

Economist estimate of actual deaths: 18.6 million to 21.7 million.
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Junior Chimp
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« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2022, 06:28:49 PM »
Quote from: WMS on January 01, 2022, 02:20:18 AM
Official COVID death toll: 5.8 million

Economist estimate of actual deaths: 14 million to 23.1 million, highest-confidence in 19.5 million.

Updated numbers.
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