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That's why we're talking about deaths, not mortality. Mortality requires you to know the number of people who are infected which as stated above can be inaccura

by spuz 7y ago

That's why we're talking about deaths, not mortality. Mortality requires you to know the number of people who are infected which as stated above can be inaccurate because many people are not getting tested. However, it's less likely that a person who dies of pneumonia in hospital won't be tested. Also, there is likely to be a smaller proportion of deaths happening outside of hospitals than there are infections so you should consider the number of deaths to be more accurate than the number of cases.

akiselev 7y ago
> That's why we're talking about deaths, not mortality. I believe you're confusing fatality and mortality. The correct version of that statement is: "That's why we're talking about mortality, not fatality. The case fatality rate is the ratio of number of deaths to the number of people who are confirmed to have the disease (which depends a lot on standard of care, reporting, and bureaucratic integrity) whereas mortality rate is the rate of deaths in general.