Sunday, 8/16/2020, CORONA MYOPIA SIDETRACK

The following are my “Corona Myopia Checks” based on the dates indicated. The information is a rough draft that I can usually fit into a better online format. “Corona Myopia,” as I call it, is still a gnat in my rearview mirror. I am trying to move on, but the gnat keeps pestering me.

Tuesday, 7/14/2020

I just wrote down numbers from the usual websites. The total number of deaths in Tennessee in 2020 up to 7/14/2020 had been 37,391: 36,624 from other causes plus 767 from COVID-19. Thus, the percentage of deaths to that date from COVID-19 was 2.05%.

Thursday, 7/30/2020

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Unified Command Tennessee State Government: The total number of deaths so far this year up to 7/29/2020 in Tennessee (TN) from COVID-19 was 1,020.

IndexMundi United States Deaths Clock and IndexMundi Coronavirus Cases - United States of America as of 10:10 AM today: Note: seeing the count at 11:59 PM on 7/29/2020 would give the exact percent.

40,395 2020 TN total deaths:
39,375 + 1,020 COVID-19 (7/29/2020)
= 2.525064983% by COVID-19

Again, as of 11:45 AM:
40,408 2020 TN total deaths:
39,388 + 1,020 COVID-19 (7/29/2020)
= 2.5224252623% by COVID-19

Conclusion: Approximately 2.52% of the total deaths in Tennessee as of that date in 2020 were by COVID-19. Why all the insanity? Further, why is it so hard to find the total so far this year of deaths in the state from other causes?

I, however, can find online information about “2020 USA death statistics by cause.” It is as follows:

“Top causes of death in the United States: Heart disease, cancer, and COVID-19: Up-to-date numbers on how coronavirus is overtaking common causes of death for Americans.” USA Facts, published 1/20/2022.

The USA Facts website may be the best source! Note: It was updated on 7/14/2020. There are various details and stipulations. Hovering over a state, however, shows the percent of COVID-19 deaths compared to total deaths by state. TN shows COVID-19 deaths as 1.9% of total deaths in the state.

The ranking from the highest to the lowest cause of death: heart disease, cancer, COVID-19 (3rd of 9), chronic lower respiratory disease, stroke, Alzheimer's, diabetes, influenza/pneumonia, and septicemia. Note: Hover over each to see the totals.

The following shows information from 2017 with some from 2018: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): 2017 Stats of the State of Tennessee. There are numerous links to click.

2018: TN Department of Health: General Health Data: Death Statistics.

2017: BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee: Top 10 Causes of Death in Tennessee.

8/14/2020, at about 3:50-55 PM, CORONA MYOPIA CHECK

The following is information that I gathered two days ago at about 3:50 PM for five minutes.

TN

IndexMundi, United States Deaths Clock: As of 8/14/2020 at about 3:50 PM, there were 42,212 total deaths in TN so far this year.

IndexMundi, Coronavirus Cases - United States of America: Total number of reported cases of COVID-19 and Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Unified Command Tennessee State Government: As of 8/13/2020, there were 1,313 deaths so far this year in TN by COVID-19.

Thus, as of 8/13-14/2020, the percentage of deaths so far this year in Tennessee by COVID-19 stood at approximately 3.11048%.

USA

IndexMundi: United States Deaths Clock: As of two days ago, at about 3:55 PM, it showed the total number of deaths in this country so far in 2020 as 1,778,484 by my calculation. The following was the breakdown by state at that time:

State	Deaths per year	Deaths per day	Deaths in 2020 so far
Alabama	53,879	148	33,459
Alaska	4,819	13	2,993
Arizona	60,523	166	37,585
Arkansas	31,322	86	19,451
California	282,520	774	175,448
Colorado	39,116	107	24,291
Connecticut	31,149	85	19,344
Delaware	9,454	26	5,871
District of Columbia	5,677	16	3,525
Florida	211,692	580	131,463
Georgia	86,319	236	53,605
Hawaii	12,748	35	7,917
Idaho	13,308	36	8,264
Illinois	110,004	301	68,314
Indiana	62,175	170	38,611
Iowa	28,809	79	17,891
Kansas	25,230	69	15,668
Kentucky	46,074	126	28,612
Louisiana	46,343	127	28,780
Maine	14,335	39	8,902
Maryland	51,453	141	31,953
Massachusetts	58,564	160	36,369
Michigan	95,983	263	59,606
Minnesota	43,200	118	26,828
Mississippi	31,536	86	19,584
Missouri	60,141	165	37,348
Montana	9,870	27	6,129
Nebraska	15,582	43	9,677
Nevada	25,610	70	15,904
New Hampshire	12,125	33	7,530
New Jersey	75,723	207	47,025
New Mexico	18,388	50	11,419
New York	164,817	452	102,353
North Carolina	94,312	258	58,569
North Dakota	6,250	17	3,881
Ohio	117,750	323	73,124
Oklahoma	40,266	110	25,006
Oregon	36,563	100	22,706
Pennsylvania	133,439	366	82,867
Rhode Island	9,802	27	6,087
South Carolina	50,744	139	31,513
South Dakota	7,337	20	4,556
Tennessee	67,977	186	42,2141
Texas	202,786	556	125,932
Utah	17,443	48	10,832
Vermont	5,634	15	3,499
Virginia	69,729	191	43,302
Washington	58,587	161	36,383
West Virginia	22,567	62	14,014
Wisconsin	50,393	138	31,295
Wyoming	4,971	14	3,087
Puerto Rico	28,821	79	17,898

1 Note: Deaths at about 3:50 PM were 42,212 and at about 3:55 PM were 42,214. (Two more deaths.)

IndexMundi: Coronavirus Cases - United States of America: Total number of reported cases of COVID-19: For this year in the USA, the total number of reported deaths from COVID-19 was 167,110 as of Friday, August 14, 2020.

Thus, as of two days ago, the percentage this year of deaths from COVID-19 in the USA was 9.3962% of the total number of deaths by all causes (167,110 deaths by COVID-19 divided by 1,778,484 total deaths). Serious, yes, but the myopic focus on the new cold virus needs to stop! That is my opinion. Feel free to make it yours.