[bray]

Korea has the most testing in the world and they are finding under 1/2% mortality.

[Its All Over Except ...]

Better tell “wastout” here at FR.

[janetjanet998]

Korea has the most testing in the world and they are finding under 1/2% mortality.

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Incorrect,

1.24% now

as the umber of new cases drop and some people in the hospital pass from older cases

example:
7 new deaths yesterday and 64 new cases

[ridesthemiles]

Seems to me that there are many ways that statistics can be found:

Total number of ‘positive’ cases versus the ENTIRE population.

Total number of deaths versus positive cases.

Total number of deaths versus total population.

I don’t have a clue hoe false positives would factor in....or how false negatives would factor in.

However-—in Lombardy region of Italy:

3095 were dead out of 25,515 positive cases known. That is a 12% death rate...also called a mortality rate, IIRC.

If you do the calculations against the entire population, it will make the smallest percentage number, I think.