The data in the linked report https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/pdfs/mm7010e3-H.pdf says that at best, a 1.9% decrease in deaths was experienced. If you use the current numbers presented by CDC reports, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113051/number-reported-deaths-from-covid-pneumonia-and-flu-us/ that means completely destroying the economy prevented ~11,000 deaths.
"Case" rates is a weasel word term because of the methodology used to determine what was a case.
Yes, I realize the numbers presented by the CDC in regards to deaths and cases are padded heavily with bullshit, so the real impact is probably much lower.
The data in the linked report https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/pdfs/mm7010e3-H.pdf says that at best, a 1.9% decrease in deaths was experienced. If you use the current numbers presented by CDC reports, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1113051/number-reported-deaths-from-covid-pneumonia-and-flu-us/ that means completely destroying the economy prevented ~11,000 deaths.
"Case" rates is a weasel word term because of the methodology used to determine what was a case.
Yes, I realize the numbers presented by the CDC in regards to deaths and cases are padded heavily with bullshit, so the real impact is probably much lower.
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