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> the death rate in the hubei region itself is also several times higher than in most western countries Italy now has a higher case fatality than Hubei, and ge
by kalleboo 7y ago
> the death rate in the hubei region itself is also several times higher than in most western countries
Italy now has a higher case fatality than Hubei, and getting close to Wuhan.
- zaroth 7y agoAnd Germany has a CFR of 0%. People need to stop quoting CFR like it’s applicable to the general population. It is not.
- YZF 7y agoThey have 670 cases so that's quite interesting. A lot of these cases are relatively new. I wonder what's the hospitalization rate.
- mygo 7y agoAnd many of those cases are new. How many of them have recovered, and how many are still battling it out? CFR can change tomorrow for a given population. Another reason it’s such an elusive number. When the infection spread is increasing, more new cases are coming in today than yesterday, and so the CFR contains a good portion of people who are still early in the illness lifecycle. Just because some haven’t died yet doesn’t mean they won’t. Meanwhile, as the spread continues, the healthcare infrastructure may reach a tipping point where it can’t treat people as effectively.
- idiocratic 7y agoItaly is there at the top with Japan in terms of median population age. This might play a role in the statistics.