Originally Posted by
Excargodog
If indeed 15% of the population of Texas is positive that would be 29 millionx0.15 = ~ 4.4 million people. There total reported fatalities as of today are 3046, or roughly a tenth those of New York, a State with only two-thirds the population of Texas.
That would mean that - as of yet - the case-fatality rate would be 3046/4,400,000 or roughly 0.07%.
Keep moving those goalposts, buddy.
Texas has the advantage of having an outbreak 3 months after New York, and COVID testing is plentiful. The outbreaks can be addressed in real time, and positive cases can be isolated upon discovery.
New York didn't get that luxury. They got absolutely blindsided because there were no tests at that time. If you recall, the White House was in full denial stage in early March.