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That Wiki link would serve as a citation. The table in the "comparisons to other pandemics and epidemics" section gives a point estimate for the case fatality
by mumblemumble 7y ago
That Wiki link would serve as a citation.
The table in the "comparisons to other pandemics and epidemics" section gives a point estimate for the case fatality rate of 0.03%. If we assume that the final rate for covid-19 is somewhere in the 1-2% range that's what I last heard, that would mean that "10X as fatal" is an understatement - more like 30-70x as fatal.
- headmelted 7y agoAbout 240x as fatal. The mortality rate is presently 6.01% and fluctuating, making this virus about twice as deadly as the Spanish Flu.
- zuminator 7y agoYou've claimed this three times already. Do you have a substantiating link? Furthermore, saying "six point oh one percent" instead of just "approximately six percent" gives a false air of precision that could not possibly hold -- even you admit the estimate is still in flux.
- headmelted 7y agoAt the risk of compounding the problem of having posted this in several places, copying into this reply: Taking Johns Hopkins numbers (at time of me writing this): 125,108 confirmed cases 4594 deaths 66,682 recoveries 71,276 outcomes 4,594 / 71,276 = 6.45% have died (deaths / outcomes)