HK SARS deaths reach new high

CNN Asia ^ | 4.18.03

[_Jim]

You'll *also* note that this was a histogram based on "date of onset" - this would *naturally* cull a certain number of samples from this chart (those *not* possessing an 'onset date') - and it would most likely be about as random a factor as one could find, too, to 'cull' with.

[aristeides]

Doctors Were Ordered to Hide SARS Victims .

[aristeides]

Saudi Arabia reports first suspected case of SARS.

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HONGKONG: Health officials stumped by more resistant cases showing up: Unlike the first cases of Sars in the territory, recent ones appear to be less responsive to treatment .

[aristeides]

SARS: New Canada cluster, record HK toll .

[aristeides]

SARS toll soars.

[_Jim]

several dozen patients were taken to the hotel Tuesday morning, the day WHO officials visited two military hospitals.

I don't care how many they hide at military hospitals - so long as there is a representative sample at civilian hospitals such that a trend can be established as to whether this contagion is spreading ...

[aristeides]

Isolate students from Far East, says Sars expert .

[blam]

SARS Death Toll Hits New High In Hong Kong

[_Jim]

SARS toll soars.

Is this a *true* or inflated headline?

With a descriptive term like 'soars' I expect a REALLY healthy increase in the number cases - IS THERE?

[_Jim]

SARS Death Toll Hits New High In Hong Kong

LIKE they can turn that number back!

Wait - HOLD the press - we ARE talking China here now ...

[aristeides]

China tipped to 'significantly raise' SARS toll.

[blam]

"Um...............given that this is the first modern science has seen of this disease, it's pretty safe to say that every individual death brings the the total to a "new high"

Sloppy."

New High = Number of deaths from SARS in one day.

[_Jim]

Headline: SARS toll soars.

Story: The global toll from severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) surged to 185 ...

Judgement: "Inflated headline"

[aristeides]

Toronto officials trying to trace unlinked SARS case .

[SauronOfMordor]

Um...............given that this is the first modern science has seen of this disease, it's pretty safe to say that every individual death brings the the total to a "new high"

Please read the article, first sentence. They had twelve deaths on Friday, the most deaths in any single day. They are not talking about the total, they are talking about the daily death rate

[aristeides]

I'm just linking articles. I leave it to others to judge for themselves what their significance is.

[per loin]

SARS deaths in Hong Kong over the seven days ending on each listed Saturday:

3/29: 4
4/5: 8
4/12: 15
4/19: 46

Total: 73

[_Jim]

     They had twelve deaths on Friday, the most deaths in any single day

How does this relate to the disease spreading (new suspected cases and new probable cases)?

Short answer: it doesn't. That's the stat I've got my eye on ...

    They are not talking about the total, they are talking about the daily death rate

The headline should have conveyed that then. So much of this news/these stories are redundant *new* information needs to be specifically identified a little more clearly.

[_Jim]

I leave it to others to judge for themselves what their significance is.

... and I am oh-so happy to oblige ... (but I do need some rest soon)