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I’m really surprised that WHO isn’t publishing the percentage of hospitalisations that die. That’s the only way you’re going to get an accurate denominator wit

I’m really surprised that WHO isn’t publishing the percentage of hospitalisations that die. That’s the only way you’re going to get an accurate denominator with a confirmed diagnosis and which has a sufficiently standard filter to be compared directly to seasonal flu. Then we’ll genuinely know how dangerous this virus is compared to flu. If anybody has seen this stat please link to it. I haven’t been able to find it, yet it is available for flu.

solipsism 7y ago
That's what this number is. Mortality rate of patients with COVID-19.
onetimemanytime 7y ago
>>In comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected, he said. Probably this is it? Unless it was apples to apples, maybe he would not have said so?
- DarthGhandi 7y ago
  Given that 50 million catch the flu in the US each year would you say 1 in 6 people actually get tested for it or it's an estimation based on years of data. I'd be incredibly wary of anyone claiming to know how many have been infected by a novel virus only discovered 3 months ago. You simply can't estimate that with current data. Not to mention the heavily tourist dependent countries in Asia that are willfully ignoring testing and updating the media on statistics. The 4th biggest country on Earth which has a large number of tourists for Chinese New Year has reported 2 confirmed cases as of today. Tad doubtful.
downerending 7y ago
It's not that it's inaccurate, but rather there are simply multiple statistics that one might be interested in (many of which are not available). How many humans will die? Of those who catch the virus, how many will die? Of those showing symptoms, how many will die? Of those seeking medical care, how many will die? Of those admitted to a hospital, how many will die? Of those who are critical, how many will die?

solipsism 7y ago

That's what this number is. Mortality rate of patients with COVID-19.

onetimemanytime 7y ago

>>In comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected, he said. Probably this is it? Unless it was apples to apples, maybe he would not have said so?

DarthGhandi 7y ago
Given that 50 million catch the flu in the US each year would you say 1 in 6 people actually get tested for it or it's an estimation based on years of data. I'd be incredibly wary of anyone claiming to know how many have been infected by a novel virus only discovered 3 months ago. You simply can't estimate that with current data. Not to mention the heavily tourist dependent countries in Asia that are willfully ignoring testing and updating the media on statistics. The 4th biggest country on Earth which has a large number of tourists for Chinese New Year has reported 2 confirmed cases as of today. Tad doubtful.

downerending 7y ago

It's not that it's inaccurate, but rather there are simply multiple statistics that one might be interested in (many of which are not available). How many humans will die? Of those who catch the virus, how many will die? Of those showing symptoms, how many will die? Of those seeking medical care, how many will die? Of those admitted to a hospital, how many will die? Of those who are critical, how many will die?