COVID-19 INTERESTING STATISTICS

NEW YORK

Population 8.39M

Homeless 84,228

COVID-19 cases 216,703

CALIORNIA

Population 39.50M

Homeless 151,278

COVID-19 cases 26,182

California’s population is almost 5 times New York’s population. California’s homeless are almost twice New York’s. Yet, New York’s number of COVID-19 cases is almost 8 times California’s.  Why? California’s homeless mostly live on the streets and sleep in tents crowded on the sidewalks. A breeding ground for contagious diseases.  Yet California has significantly (8 times) fewer COVID-19 cases.

Something doesn’t seem right. Is California under reporting?  Is New York over reporting.  Is it better to be outside instead of sheltered in place (quarantined) in high rise apartment buildings?  Are crowded subways more contagious than individual automobiles?  Is it more bureaucratic bungling than anything else.  Will we ever know?  Probably not. 

*Statistics from GOOGLe search on the Internet