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As a point of reference for how deadly the corona virus is, you are more likely to die by murder in New York city than you are to die by corona virus in Hubei,
by btomtom5 7y ago
As a point of reference for how deadly the corona virus is, you are more likely to die by murder in New York city than you are to die by corona virus in Hubei, assuming a death rate of 2.5 percent. The murder rate in NYC is 5 per 100K whereas the infection rate in Hubei is 111 per 100K.
Edit: This isn't really a fair assessment. See the comments below.
- croddin 7y agoYes but the New York numbers are for a year, the Hubei numbers are for about 2 months and are increasing.
- three_seagrass 7y agoThe infection rate is still unknown, so spreading misinformation like this is not helpful. It took just 1 person to infect 600 people on a 2,700 passenger cruise ship, many of which happened even after quarantine and medical staff were introduced. That means that 1.9 million NYC people can be infected and 38,000 people can be killed from just one person.
- btomtom5 7y agoGreat point. Thanks for correcting me.
- paxys 7y agoWhat is the expected rate of growth of murders in NYC?