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SKULL.GIF
Jan 20, 2017




CHAPTER 3: The pandemic continues to spread throughout the entire planet, infecting 3,304,139 individuals (officially as of 4/30 23:59 UTC) and likely much more than that (unofficially). COVID-19 / SARS-nCoV-2 or just simply Corona ripped through the American East Coast, spreading from just 193,353 cases in the USA to 1.1+ million in a month's time, more than a 5.5x increase, along with liberating over 64,000 skeleton-Americans -- that's twenty-one 9/11s! -- from their fleshy prisons.

I, however, come to preach the good news to the beanless. Our wise leaders have determined that it's time to end the shutdown and send America back to work to further enrich our esteemed billionaires. Finally American scalps will no longer be oppressed by perpetual follicular growth. The peak has passed, and the V-shaped recovery has begun. Number shall soar into the stratosphere, grand and majestic! THE LAND OF THE FREE IS OPEN!

Behold the beautiful Golden Land:



There is currently no vaccine, but worldwide there are dozens of teams of medical scientists working on producing one. Even if one of these teams succeed, there will still be a long period between their success and the worldwide manufacture and administration of a safe and effective vaccine. Until then, the best way of dealing with COVID-19 is to avoid catching it in the first place, if possible:
  • Wear masks whenever you're out and around
  • Wash your hands frequently
  • Change your clothes after going out
  • Wipe down packages, doorknobs, and other surfaces that are touched by the devious Outsider
  • Keep several feet of physical distance between you and other people
  • Avoid going to public, crowded spaces
  • Stockpile beans.

Do not inject yourself with Lysol, drain cleaner, ultraviolet light, or really anything Donald J. Trump suggests for you to inject.

quote:

These symptoms may appear 2-14 days after exposure.*
  • Fever
  • Cough
  • Shortness of breath
  • General aching and pain
  • Loss of smell/taste
If you develop emergency warning signs for COVID-19 get medical attention immediately. Emergency warning signs include*:
  • Trouble breathing
  • Persistent pain or pressure in the chest
  • New confusion or inability to arouse
  • Bluish lips or face
*This list is not all inclusive.





SKULL.GIF has issued a correction as of 04:39 on May 10, 2020

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SKULL.GIF has issued a correction as of 15:49 on May 7, 2020

Notorious R.I.M.
Jan 27, 2004

up to my ass in alligators
COVID-19 MAY 2020 USA CUM DEATHS GUESSING GAME GUESSING CLOSED
Guess how many cumulative deaths we have on worldometer's COVID-19 report for May 31st for the USA. The closest guess gets the satisfaction of being smarter than a bunch of idiot epidemiologists. If you are dead on May 31st, you may not redeem this prize. The guessing window closes at +07:00 GMT on May 2nd.

====================

Thank you to everyone that guessed, especially those hoping for resurrection or megadeath, your voices matter too. Here is a link to the guess spreadsheet.

There are 215 guesses in total which I have run through the C-SPAM University Model to yield the following estimates:

- 169421 expected deaths (median).
- 153842 to 185599 deaths (95% Bootstrap Confidence Interval of the median).

I will consider CUM a success if deaths fall within this range.

Here are the deaths:


C-SPAM University Model vs Epidemiologists:


C-SPAM vs C-SPAM







Worldometer resets a bit after 00:00 GMT every day, and I will try to keep daily updates rolling.

Notorious R.I.M. has issued a correction as of 02:27 on May 27, 2020

Agrajag
Jan 21, 2006

gat dang thats hot
FAKE NEWS!!

its still the 30th of april!

Grizzled Patriarch
Mar 27, 2014

These dentures won't stop me from tearing out jugulars in Thunderdome.



that fresh thread smell

Samsquamsch
Jun 6, 2011

Mexican touchdown, Mexican touchdown, Mexican touchdooooown!
MAY this be the month the US finally gets coronavirus under control! Yeah!

Lpzie
Nov 20, 2006

big beautiful covid-19 balls dangling on my face

Samurai Sanders
Nov 4, 2003

Pillbug
I'm going to go out on a limb and say that states and localities that are opening up now are making a mistake.

twoday
May 4, 2005



C-SPAM Times best-selling author
:firstpost:

Kart Barfunkel
Nov 10, 2009


Just wanna say that I can’t wait to die.

Fleetwood
Mar 26, 2010


biggest hochul head in china
*sniff sniff* ooo yeah *sniff sniff sniff*

Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud
Apr 7, 2003


Samurai Sanders posted:

I'm going to go out on a limb and say that states and localities that are opening up now are making a mistake.

It owns lol

HugeGrossBurrito
Mar 20, 2018
open it up already

But Rocks Hurt Head
Jun 30, 2003

by Hand Knit
Pillbug

Notorious R.I.M.
Jan 27, 2004

up to my ass in alligators

Grizzled Patriarch posted:

that fresh thread smell

Congratulation, you do not (yet) have coronavirus.

Epic High Five
Jun 5, 2004



dat new thread smell

Flavius Aetass
Mar 30, 2011
you got a fuckin audio calendar or what

Judakel
Jul 29, 2004
Probation
Can't post for 9 years!
Bring out yer dead.

rump buttman
Feb 14, 2018

I just wish I had time for one more bowl of chili



gross

empty whippet box
Jun 9, 2004

by Fluffdaddy
100% death rate for covid-19 threads so far. seems bad

pigz
Jul 12, 2004

Nearly as overlooked as Joe Mauer
what we really gonna do this virus every single month now.

poo poo is old news the local flea market is opening this weekend EAT IT YOU LIBS

empty whippet box
Jun 9, 2004

by Fluffdaddy

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

COVID-19 MAY 2020 USA CUM DEATHS GUESSING GAME
Guess how many cumulative deaths we have on worldometer's COVID-19 report for May 31st for the USA. The closest guess gets the satisfaction of being smarter than a bunch of idiot epidemiologists. If you are dead on May 31st, you may not redeem this prize. The guessing window closes at +07:00 GMT on May 2nd.

my official guess is 169,420 dead in the united states on May 31st

SKULL.GIF
Jan 20, 2017


Notorious R.I.M. posted:

COVID-19 MAY 2020 USA CUM DEATHS GUESSING GAME
Guess how many cumulative deaths we have on worldometer's COVID-19 report for May 31st for the USA. The closest guess gets the satisfaction of being smarter than a bunch of idiot epidemiologists. If you are dead on May 31st, you may not redeem this prize. The guessing window closes at +07:00 GMT on May 2nd.

My best guess is 147,069 American deaths at the close of May 31st, 2020.

This is based on strictly eyeballing the graphs, some knowledge of what areas are going to get hit next, and some arithmetic. We went from about 5000 deaths to 64,000 deaths over a span of 30 days, and I expect the death rate to remain steady (as NYC's winding down) but slightly escalate (as the Great Lakes and the Deep South get hammered) over this coming month.

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008
Death

Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

I <3 roni

Wolfsheim
Dec 23, 2003

"Ah," Ratz had said, at last, "the artiste."
More like bore-onavirus yawn

nooneofconsequence
Oct 30, 2012

she had tiny Italian boobs.
Well that's my story.

I'm glad the worst is over, folks.

2DCAT
Jun 25, 2015

pissssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssssss sssssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss ssssss ssssssssssssssssssssssssssss sssssssssssssss

Gravy Boat 2k
Are we dead yet

Chinatown
Sep 11, 2001

by Fluffdaddy
Fun Shoe
:regd08:
:smugdon:
:regd08:
:smugdon:
:regd08:
:smugdon:
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:smugdon:

Wrex Ruckus
Aug 24, 2015

Wolfsheim
Dec 23, 2003

"Ah," Ratz had said, at last, "the artiste."

2DCAT posted:

Are we dead yet

Death is certain keep yr cool

etalian
Mar 20, 2006

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7E9CZQ3_iBQ

Flavius Aetass
Mar 30, 2011

2DCAT posted:

Are we dead yet

trying to figure out if being single and playing video games all day is heaven or hell

The Anime Liker
Aug 8, 2009

by VideoGames
Ground floor for the Great Dixie Suicide Stampede

Dreylad
Jun 19, 2001

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlbnMnv1u88

Mistle
Oct 11, 2005

Eckot's comic relief cousin from out of town
Grimey Drawer
Just like catching the roni, I'm ground floor here :regd08:

Spoondick
Jun 9, 2000

201k dead space odyssey

Real hurthling!
Sep 11, 2001




2DCAT posted:

Are we dead yet

posting in cspam aint livin

Vox Nihili
May 28, 2008

Notorious R.I.M. posted:

COVID-19 MAY 2020 USA CUM DEATHS GUESSING GAME
Guess how many cumulative deaths we have on worldometer's COVID-19 report for May 31st for the USA. The closest guess gets the satisfaction of being smarter than a bunch of idiot epidemiologists. If you are dead on May 31st, you may not redeem this prize. The guessing window closes at +07:00 GMT on May 2nd.

My guess is 120,069.

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Inceltown
Aug 6, 2019

Flavius Aetass posted:

you got a fuckin audio calendar or what

Buddy, they don't even let me gently caress the audio calendar.

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