Thank you.
Cases are the leading indicator.
Deaths are a lagging indicator.
If we want to take any action, it is best if we do it based on expertise, before it even shows up in the leading indicator. If we are not smart enough to do that the next best option is to do it based on what the leading indicator says. If we are dumb enough to ignore that also, we will end up just counting bodies and pointing fingers. Yes, case statistics should be understood. As regards quality of indicator, death counts data have a higher quality than case count (except in China and Florida where there is data manipulation)
I agree wholeheartedly that cases are a leading indicator and deaths a lagging one. But how long do we have to wait until we see deaths follow suit? You've still never answered this. Is the answer "as long as it takes to have deaths??"
If you followed this thread from the beginning, I was having the "just wait, deaths are coming" argument with gwb since May 26th.
As for data manipulation in Florida, I've not seen you prove this yet. If you're going to take the stance of "I don't like what the data is saying, therefore it is manipulated" then I can draw a lot of parallels to silly accusations from both sides of the political spectrum.