The mortality rate is based on the # of confirmed infections; Both studies est. a mortality rate of 0.1%-0.2%, which is closer to the death rate of the flu. Researchers emphasized these initial findings should not make people dismiss the risks of COVID19.https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-04-20/coronavirus-serology-testing-la-county?_amp=true …
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The chief science officer for LA County’s public health dept, noted that the county was avg 50 deaths/day from COVID, eclipsing cardiac disease as the top killer. “If this mortality were to continue for the whole year...COVID would be the leading cause of death in LA County.”
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