Are these the 'real' numbers?

And therein lies a major problem. Country 'A' is counting apples only while Country 'B' is including oranges and pineapples.

Without a standardized rule of what constitutes a fatality of Covid and what is an 'other' but also had Covid positivity there won't be an accurate tally. The WHO used to be looked to for that definition but with their reputation now tarnished by their acquiescence to the Chinese Government's wish to conceal numbers and details of the origin, it's a free for all.

In Alabama, officials have ruled that one of every 10 people who died with covid-19 did not die of covid-19. Among those excluded from the numbers reported to the federal government were a bedbound patient with aspiration pneumonia in one lung and a person with a buildup of fluid and partial collapse of one lung.

Colorado, by contrast, has included some deaths where the disease caused by the novel coronavirus was deemed probable — based on symptoms and possible exposure — but not confirmed through a test.

Are these the 'real' numbers?

The number of people who have died because of Covid-19 is nearly twice as high as the figure we hear announced every day...

... Looking back at death registrations filed then, the figure is higher: just over 36,000 death certificates mentioned Covid-19.

The measure preferred by statisticians, counting all deaths above what would be expected, was even higher: more than 50,000.

Each measure answers different questions...

A railway ticket office worker has died with coronavirus after being spat at by a man who claimed he had Covid-19.

Belly Mujinga, 47, ... when she was assaulted, along with a female colleague.

Within days of the incident, both women fell ill with the virus...

"The ventilators are working to their limits. Preliminary indications are that it was overloaded and caught fire, and that was the cause," a source at St Petersburg emergencies department told the Interfax news agency.

Alexei Kurinny, a member of the Russian parliament's health committee, said it was unlikely that a ventilator could have short-circuited or overloaded, and that fire safety was built into their design.

What numbers will add up for the consequences of misplaced authority narcissistic vanity?

A malaria drug widely touted by President Donald Trump for treating the new coronavirus showed no benefit in a large analysis of its use in U.S. veterans hospitals. There were more deaths among those given hydroxychloroquine versus standard care, researchers reported...

In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists led by a team at Columbia University found that people infected with COVID-19 taking hydroxychloroquine do not fare better than those not receiving the drug...

... “Our guidance early on had suggested giving hydroxychloroquine to hospitalized patients, and we updated that guidance to remove that suggestion,”...

Very enlightening blog regarding infection risks and rates while re-opening society.....written by a Comparative Immunologist and Biology Professor..
https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them?fbclid=IwAR2QBG4WmZXimtGqu_efRGP4gzLmHOET4zxH10C-pTiMwmWCZhrT0IgESs4

Fox News chief White House correspondent John Roberts slammed ABC News chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl on Twitter after Karl posted a picture of Roberts without a mask prior to the start of President Trump's press conference.

In a tweet Monday afternoon following Karl's knock on Roberts, the Fox News correspondent noted that he put on a mask once the press conference began.

"Facts - I was quietly seated more than 6' away from the closest person (adhering to CDC social distancing guidelines)," tweeted Roberts. "When the press conference began, I put mask on. So - what, exactly is the basis for this petty effort at shaming????"

Our Testing is the BEST in the World, by FAR! Numbers are coming down in most parts of our Country, which wants to open and get going again. It is happening, safely!

The John Hopkins page show Russia in 2nd place.

And on AP there is a report that Iran's death total, as disclosed from the research arm of the government, is close to 12,000 nearly double the official figure from the Health Ministry.

This time last night (my time) Russia had leap frogged both the U.K. and Italy into 3rd place by reported cases, but this morning the U.K. had taken 3rd spot for a short time as Russia has just shoved right past them and now has its sights on Spain's 2nd place. :-O

Brazil looks like it'll push past Germany for 7th place by tomorrow and then they'll threaten France's 6th place a day or so later. India has jumped Canada for 12th place and is now off after China while Peru looks to take Canada next.

Meanwhile Japan is now down to 34th spot, South Korea's down to 40th and Australia is now down to 50th spot.

Very enlightening blog regarding infection risks and rates while re-opening society.....written by a Comparative Immunologist and Biology Professor..
https://www.erinbromage.com/post/the-risks-know-them-avoid-them?fbclid=IwAR2QBG4WmZXimtGqu_efRGP4gzLmHOET4zxH10C-pTiMwmWCZhrT0IgESs4

I'm not sure if I would laugh at them or cry for their inability to see that the old adage "Look after the pence and the pounds will look after themselves" is just as true now as when it was first uttered.

You know, if you hang around this world long enough, you get to see some things.