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		nostromo on Nov 7, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for d... US deaths: 234,034 US population: 330,052,960 Death rate per million: 709 US deaths minus NY: 200,248 NY population: 310,674,858 Death rate per million: 644 You'd have to remove NJ and Connecticut (the top three states) to make much of a difference.

kybernetikos on Nov 7, 2020 | [–]

Not just that, you'd be comparing with countries that also have major cities that are particularly badly affected and have not removed those figures from their total.

cptnapalm on Nov 7, 2020 | [–]

Thank you.

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