The math could work out, but if that was true then that means if NYC got 5 times as many infections the number of fatalities would barely change. I would find

The math could work out, but if that was true then that means if NYC got 5 times as many infections the number of fatalities would barely change. I would find that hard to believe and I also doubt they would have enough data to validate that type of hypothesis. We're still guessing at the number of people infected, not to mention how old are they, what pre-existing conditions did they have, how do those pre-existing condition affect Covid-19 mortality in different age groups, what viral load did they receive, etc..