IMPORTANT #COVID19 POINT:
The main statistic that's being used to determine severity is the case-fatality rate (CFR)
CFR calculation is simple - the number of deaths divided by the number of cases
Currently, that's ~roughly~ 3:97, or 3%
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Also, you really can't use the CFR for countries with very small numbers of infections as a useful guide. Singapore has a CFR of 0 (no deaths), but that's probably not the true death rate of the disease
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It may turn out that some places have a much higher rate of death than others - this is not uncommon in such outbreaks But for now, we really don't know and can't say for sure
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This thread prompted by all the people freaking out at the presumed 6% CFR in the United States That's almost certain to drop quickly in the coming days. Current reported infections probably represent only the sickest people
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