Re: 4%
So, what explains the MASSIVE difference between the death total in New York state and the West Coast states?
Yes - I get the fact that density is higher in NYC, and that subways are a breeding ground for new infections.
But the number of deaths in New York state is 15X times higher than the number in California, and California has twice the population of New York state!
I have been tracking the data in Washington state, Oregon, and California for more than a month.
In my opinion, there are only two explanations...
(1) The West Coast virus mutated into a more benign strain almost immediately after it wiped out the nursing home in Kirkland, WA.
(2) Or, millions of West Coast residents - NOT just 4% - had some level of immunity to COVID-19 BEFORE it arrived in Kirkland, WA.
New York is counting it a coronavirus death if they “suspect” the person “may have had coronavirus, no testing needed” to confirm if that’s what they died of.
Car accident? Coronavirus!
Unattended death? Coronavirus!
Died of some unrelated illness? Coronavirus, obviously!
In the end we will find that this was in northern CA Nov, Dec latest.