>Of the 298 infected, nearly 230 are being treated in the hospital. Among them, around 60 cases are critically ill. Others who are sick have recovered or been s

>Of the 298 infected, nearly 230 are being treated in the hospital. Among them, around 60 cases are critically ill. Others who are sick have recovered or been sent home from the hospital. And six people have died. >It’s possible there are many more people with the virus out there who have very mild symptoms or who are asymptomatic, said Dr. Jeremy Farrar, director of the Wellcome Trust, a research charity focused on global health. If that’s the case, and there are thousands carrying 2019-nCoV while only a few people have died, this outbreak will look milder. https://www.vox.com/2020/1/21/21075017/sars-wuhan-pneumonia-coronavirus https://www.vox.com/2020/1/21/21075017/sars-wuhan-pneumonia-... The actual mortality rate will be determined by how many of the critical ill patients recover or die. Long term disability is another thing that needs to be measured.