More asymptomatic and mild cases would lower the death rate to something more akin to the flu. It would also mean that we'll achieve herd immunity quicker than

More asymptomatic and mild cases would lower the death rate to something more akin to the flu. It would also mean that we'll achieve herd immunity quicker than previously assumed. Lots of the fear was based on assumptions that this would be as deadly as SARS or MERS but at this rate we're looking at overall deaths that is slightly higher than the flu but lower than things like cancer or heart disease.