So... going off @Worldometers data, the COVID-19 deaths per million population (as of today) is 591 in Italy, and 620 in Florida.
In March, I was worried about the impending mortality impact of COVID-19 in the US of A.
And no place worried me more than Florida...
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No place worried me more than Florida because of its famously old population structure. (For my friends overseas who don't pay attention to US demographics, many people from all over the USA move to Florida in their retirement, because of its mild winters.)
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In March, spoke to @mrMattSimon at length abt how pandemic would play out, USA; mortality was one of my chief concerns.
At some point in the interview, I said something to the effect that Florida would be the "uber-Italy"; again, thinking about its population age structure.
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That "uber-Italy" quote made @mrMattSimon's story.
Well, for months after that I got regular pseudonymous emails from someone berating me and calling me all sorts of names.
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Well, to my pseudonymous pen-pal, whoever you are:
COVID-19 mortality per capita in Florida has now surpassed that of Italy.
So...
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