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The case fatality ratio is actually around 1.6% (https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality) or about 8 times greater
by mcguire 5y ago
The case fatality ratio is actually around 1.6% (https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality) or about 8 times greater.
- throwawaysea 5y agoThe CFR is more biased and expected to be higher because it measures fatality based on observed cases rather than the total population of infections. The IFR for COVID-19 is commonly estimated to be below 1%, and closer to 0.6%. I haven’t seen a measure as low as 0.2% for the whole population, but the IFR for those under 50 is really low, so if you exclude seniors (above 65) it is a reasonable estimate.