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It's also due to them actually testing people and having accurate numbers. 1% lines up with the diamond princess numbers

• arcticbull 7y ago
  Although the Diamond Princess had 100% testing and I’d wager much older demographic and with more comorbidities (and therefore much more likely to die). If anything that backs up the case Korea’s CFR is again overstated.
  • cycrutchfield 7y ago
    Almost certainly it was a much older demographic for Diamond Princess, although I don't have any precise figures. However, I will note that the 1% for the cruise ship is under the conditions of available healthcare resources (i.e. passengers were repatriated back to countries that had available resources able to care for them). The danger with this disease seems to be that it is highly contagious and countries tend to see a huge spike in cases that completely overwhelms the healthcare system and leads to a several-fold increase in the case fatality rate (e.g. Iran, Italy). So I agree that on its own COVID-19 is likely less fatal than some of the numbers we tend to see cited, but under outbreak conditions it can be much much more fatal.
    • arcticbull 7y ago
      While you’re right we also know the disease is 30X+ more fatal to the demographic aboard vs the general population (15%+ for old folks vs 0.2% for the young) even with the best medical care money can buy.
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