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My understanding is that the opposite is happening in Italy: the severe cases have been found, but it takes time for the mild cases to (and the non fatal ones)
by joshuamorton 7y ago
My understanding is that the opposite is happening in Italy: the severe cases have been found, but it takes time for the mild cases to (and the non fatal ones) to be marked as recovered.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoMany of the mild infections will never be known about (and thus never be counted as a case at all). There may have been no symptoms, or the symptoms may have been minor enough that the person thought it was a cold. Because of this the case fatality rate is a terrible metric to use to try to estimate expected deaths, or your own risk if you contract the virus.