Much of Europe actually had more deaths per capita than we do
My understanding is that our death rate maybe unrealistically low right now, given the recent surge and the time it takes for those cases to take their toil. I don't know where that puts us in comparison to Europe, in say, 6 weeks from now.
Sidebar: Death rate is obv important, but the info I'd love more of is avg number of cases that result in long term complications, take many, many months to resolve, etc. When I think about our own family's risk I don't really think about the possibility of death, except when considering my parents and inlaws, all in their 70's and 80's. But I am concerned about long term health consequences, esp. with the information coming out about clotting. You see anecdotal stories in the news, but I haven't seen numbers/analysis of cases (and maybe it's too early).
~ Dawn
Our little monkey (4/2011) & his early holiday present 12/12