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From what I've understood the mortality rate in Italy is artificially high because they are not prioritizing testing mild/asymptomatic cases. Until there are se
by alexanderchr 7y ago
From what I've understood the mortality rate in Italy is artificially high because they are not prioritizing testing mild/asymptomatic cases. Until there are serological tests available we can only make guesses about the proportion of mild cases, but looking at the data from South Korea and Diamond Princess it looks like they make up the overwhelming majority of cases.
- zzleeper 7y agoIn Both SK and DP sick people got the best treatment. Without having access to enough respirators, CFRs would have been way higher there, which is exactly his point.
- alexanderchr 7y agoDefinitely, lack of proper intensive care will pull the CFR in the opposite direction. But I don't think that is the main reason we see such high CFR's in Italy.