New data on New York coronavirus deaths: Most
had these underlying illnesses; 61% were men
Rockland/Westchester Journal News [NY],
by
Joseph Spector
Original Article
Posted By: NorthernDog,
4/7/2020 2:00:25 PM
ALBANY, N.Y. – The majority of New York’s more than 4,700 deaths due to coronavirus were among men, and 86% of all deaths were among people who had underlying illnesses, such as hypertension and diabetes, new state data shows. The statistics released late Monday offered the latest glimpse into how the rapidly spreading virus has impacted New York and made it the epicenter for COVID-19 in the nation. Of the 4,758 deaths in New York since the first on March 14, 61% were men and 39% were women, the state Department of Health reportedon its new data portal. In addition
Reply 1 - Posted by:
aasilver 4/7/2020 2:10:33 PM (No. 371722)
Isn't that the breakdown of smokers 40-50 years ago? These people are now 60+ years old. Any connection between smokers and non-smokers?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
John C 4/7/2020 2:11:32 PM (No. 371724)
Time to re-open the economy now!
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
planetgeo 4/7/2020 2:12:06 PM (No. 371726)
I have now seen several stat sites starting to LEAVE OUT such meaningful detailed stats as co-morbidities, number of patients in ICU, etc. Why? As these numbers come out, they will show how ridiculous these lockdowns outside of NYC and a few other hotspots are. THAT is why you will see these stats scrubbed from these sites. CYA big time!
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Plex 4/7/2020 2:20:27 PM (No. 371735)
Are they using Trump pills? If not, sue for medical malpractice
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
hershey 4/7/2020 2:28:25 PM (No. 371742)
Can't trust Nooo Yaaawk...if you get killed in a car accident it's COVID19, if you fall off a ladder, it's COVID19, if you have a heart attack it's COVID19....if you get a fatal snake bite, it's COVID19...
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
marbles 4/7/2020 2:35:01 PM (No. 371755)
Also left out is , how many are Hasidic Jews that kept going to communal events and by doing so infected more of their people..
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
dwa 4/7/2020 2:36:50 PM (No. 371759)
" 61% were men and 39% were women" Wait, what? That is 100%. What about all those "other" identifiers. Lots of those live in NY. Guess the virus didn't effect them.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
jlw509 4/7/2020 2:39:47 PM (No. 371766)
And thank God for doctors who ignore the negative political spin. Using HCQ+Zinc+Z-Pack early in the infection, in days their COVID-19 patients are breathing freely, with viral load at the undetectable level. Those dang anecdotal cures just keep a-coming!
Google Dr. Anthony Cardillo
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
MickTurn 4/7/2020 2:42:18 PM (No. 371769)
All us us, yea, YOU, sick old men better hobble to the hills!
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
Laotzu 4/7/2020 2:57:12 PM (No. 371785)
So it's predominantly a mens' health issue? Guess we can all go back to normal and forget about it.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Alecto2 4/7/2020 3:00:17 PM (No. 371788)
And 25% of the deaths occurred in nursing homes.
And of those going on a ventilator 80% to 90% will die.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
JackBurton 4/7/2020 3:06:04 PM (No. 371792)
I'm wondering if we'll ever see an ethnic breakdown. Were many Chinese first generation? Travellers to China? And so forth.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
IdahoJoe 4/7/2020 4:09:40 PM (No. 371837)
What percent of the young that died participated in vaping? That is an underlying cause that may not have been considered.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
kono 4/7/2020 4:53:13 PM (No. 371875)
If the corresponding statistics for this year's flu are available, I couldn't find them on the NY health department's site. How many in NYC have died from the Influenza this flu season?
If the flu were reported every year with the same degree of hysteria that COVID-19 is, I bet the schools would still be open and most of us would be at our workplaces while making plans for Easter and last-minute tax-return filings. (Because we would recognize that the COVID-19 statistics are comparable to those of the flu.)
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
volksford 4/7/2020 5:36:36 PM (No. 371915)
Same here # 3...thats important info suddenly left out.
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
fayebeck 4/7/2020 6:40:20 PM (No. 371964)
I am surprised that men are counted. Especially the white ones.
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
DVC 4/8/2020 3:13:22 AM (No. 372278)
And we find out today, that because blacks have made many poor health and diet choices, they have an unusually high incidence of obesity, which leads to a high incidence of high blood pressure and diabetes. And diabetes, high blood pressure and obesity are the prime risk factors in death from the Wuhan flu.
So, apparently, blacks are dying from this disease at a high rate, Trump mentioned "like 3 or 4 times" - not clear if that is raw numbers 3-4 times, but seems more likely per capita in the population. The overall death rate seems to be around 1.5% or so, very difficult to calculate because there are huge numbers of asymptomatic patients. So maybe for blacks the death rate is more like 3x1.5 = 4.5% to 4x1.5 = 6%. That would be noticeable.
If this is correct, we WILL be hearing about it. Might be like when it was discovered that HIV was almost exclusively a disease of homosexual men....that was UNACCEPTABLE to say out loud. 'Cause ya know they are just normal folks and all. 🙄
It will be interesting to see how this works out.
Are Italians prone to high blood pressure and diabetes, too? Could this be why Italy has such high death rates? What about Spain? Are obesity, and the related diseases common there? I have lived in Italy, and grandmothers are often fat....never knew if they had a lot of high BP or diabetes. I have spent only a little time in Spain, no feel for their health issues at all.
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It's good to know if you are high risk. But if your risk is low, should you be hiding in a bomb shelter for 3 months?