> A case fatality rate (CFR) is calculated based on confirmed cases. This is not true[1]. CDC projects the numbers and estimates total number of cases, because

> A case fatality rate (CFR) is calculated based on confirmed cases. This is not true[1]. CDC projects the numbers and estimates total number of cases, because almost all of the actual cases are undiagnosed. So no, COVID-19 is not "more-or-less 10x deadlier" than the common Flu. Let's be clear. The media frenzy around COVID-19 is not grounded in science, and it purely designed to get panic people, resulting in clicks and eye-balls. Nothing more. [1] https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/how-cdc-estimates.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/how-cdc-estimates.htm