I know every facebook blowhard witters on about death rates and how everyone is just being a whiny snowflake, but look at those numbers from Italy. 40% of people who have it are in hospital. Forty Percent. Forty.
Try looking at it like this: When you say 40% hospitalization rate, 40% of what group? All infections? Infections detected? Infections requiring medical attention? The way you use the stat implies 40% of all people infected, but that’s almost certainly wrong on the high side.
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“Officials have struggled to find an accurate count of the death rate because many people with mild cases don't show symptoms and may not seek treatment.”https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/who-says-coronavirus-death-rate-is-3point4percent-globally-higher-than-previously-thought.html …
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We're talking at crossed purposes here I think. You're talking about the pyramid that dilutes the theoretical rates, I'm talking about % at the top of it. Let's say the % of cases that have noticeable symptoms is just 10%. But 40% of those are hospitalised. That is a lot!
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All confirmed cases according to this. This could obviously be incorrect, but if true it's quite an intimidating number when scaled up.pic.twitter.com/UexSuZxN6V
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