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The World Health Organization's official best estimate right now is 3.4% fatality. They may indeed be using bad data. However I trust their analysis of the da
by btilly 7y ago
The World Health Organization's official best estimate right now is 3.4% fatality.
They may indeed be using bad data. However I trust their analysis of the data over a random internet commentator like you.
I encourage anyone reading this conversation to do their own research and note the uncertainties before forming their own opinions.
- losvedir 7y agoNo, you're misunderstanding that number. That's the crude case mortality rate, of deaths per confirmed cases. They say the infection mortality rate, which is deaths per infection, will be lower. edit: see, e.g. here https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situation-reports/20200306-sitrep-46-covid-19.pdf?sfvrsn=96b04adf_2 https://www.who.int/docs/default-source/coronaviruse/situati...