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WHO says coronavirus death rate is 3.4% globally (cnbc.com)
12 points by yumraj on March 3, 2020 | hide | past | favorite | 3 comments


“Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press briefing at the agency’s headquarters in Geneva.

It seems likely that the number of reported cases grossly underestimates the number of actual cases though, given that many of the infected have fairly mild symptoms. Which would translate into a lower actual mortality rate.


Numbers as of 10:30pm EST

3198 deaths / 93123 confirmed cases = 3.4%


What is it if you exclude the elderly and very young?




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