7311 new cases on the AZ Dashboard today, Thurs. ; 182 deaths

[marybourg]

https://azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/covid-19/dashboards/index.php

Last Thurs: 9913; 297

Second day in a row that week-over-week # is lower this week. Of, course, last week’s horrific # was probably distorted by the holiday, but any glimmer of light is welcome.

[getagrip_already]

1. that number is likely much higher.. my wifes cousin just died "with covid", but not "of covid"...

Official cause of death was natural causes, but he tested positive. Granted, he was 86, but he was in otherwise very good health before being admitted with neurological symptoms. He was discharged and died at home.

There is fuckery going on with the numbers.

[marybourg]

2. Yes. Probably a much better measure of actual

deaths is “excess mortality”.