For everyone dismissing the threat of #COVID19 as exaggerated and pointing out that the case fatality rate is "only" 2%, read this thread. If spread continues unabated, even if only 10% require hospitalization, our healthcare system could be overwhelmed by sometime in May.https://twitter.com/LizSpecht/status/1236095180459003909 …
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Replying to @gorskon
Worth noting that the case-fatality ratio is pretty fluid, and several estimates now put it at ~0.5% due to large numbers of asymptomatic/mild cases that are only picked up with massive population testing (i.e. SK)
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Replying to @GidMK
True, but even that could overwhelm our system, and the case fatality ratio rises rapidly with age, particularly over 60, but really scary over 80 (~20%).
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