An attempt to gather some facts on the present state of the Covid-19 crisis. Warning: no conclusion

What are we to make of the latest figures on deaths, Covid-19 or otherwise?

 

I do not know, and offer the collection of facts and speculations below for the interest, additions, corrections and comments of readers. I welcome all intelligent comment and response. 

For my own benefit I have tried to assemble what we do know in one place. Having done so, I can only really recommend continued study. Nothing (in my view) has yet happened to fully vindicate or destroy any position.

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