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Correct there is a bias. However even when comparing the coronavirus to the seasonal flu (hospitalized patients only), the coronavirus still looks much more sev
by mrb 7y ago
Correct there is a bias. However even when comparing the coronavirus to the seasonal flu (hospitalized patients only), the coronavirus still looks much more severe:
Only 7% of hospitalized flu cases died in 2018-2019 (34 157 out of 490,561): https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html
The coronavirus would thus appear to be 4 times more deadly (26%.)
- _-___________-_ 7y agoOr the hospitals are more overwhelmed now, so only the sickest patients are being admitted.