03-04-2020, 04:40 AM
"88,000 infected over 3,000 dead = 3.4%."
It only took 3 days, but the CDC has finally agreed with my calculation that the death rate is 3.4%:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/who-says...ought.html
ETA: As a reminder, the mortality rate for people infected with "regular" influenza is about 0.1%.
Also, I haven't found a 'real' source, but this article seems to indicate the virus is mutating into a less harmful form:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...laims.html
It only took 3 days, but the CDC has finally agreed with my calculation that the death rate is 3.4%:
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/who-says...ought.html
ETA: As a reminder, the mortality rate for people infected with "regular" influenza is about 0.1%.
Also, I haven't found a 'real' source, but this article seems to indicate the virus is mutating into a less harmful form:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/artic...laims.html