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Yes it is. 0.5-1.6% means the coronavirus is 5x-16x deadlier than the flu (0.1%) So the fatality, at the upper end of the range, would be comparable to the 191
by mrb 7y ago
Yes it is. 0.5-1.6% means the coronavirus is 5x-16x deadlier than the flu (0.1%)
So the fatality, at the upper end of the range, would be comparable to the 1918 pandemic flu (estimated at 2.04%: https://institutefordiseasemodeling.github.io/nCoV-public/analyses/first_adjusted_mortality_estimates_and_risk_assessment/2019-nCoV-preliminary_age_and_time_adjusted_mortality_rates_and_pandemic_risk_assessment.html https://institutefordiseasemodeling.github.io/nCoV-public/an...)