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tecelote

(5,122 posts) Sat Jul 4, 2020, 05:53 AM Jul 2020

If only we followed Putin's example!

USA Population is 328,000,000
We've had 131,000 deaths
1 dead for every 2,503 people

Russia Population is 144,000,000
They've had 10,027 deaths
1 dead for every 14,361 people

Worldwide Covid-19 death count is 524,000
USA Covid-19 death count is 131,000
25% of the total deaths worldwide

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Here's where I got my numbers 7/4/20: https://www.google.com/search?q=russia+covid+19+death+toll&oq=russia+covi