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To: LilFarmer
Ya, that will unfortunately add to the overall tally, but those numbers should be also on a hopeful decline?


Hey,

You Need To Listen To This Leading COVID-19 Expert From South Korea [Actually you have to read the subtitles - is that what they're called? :)]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gAk7aX5hksU

Some comments:

For countries with large elderly populations, the death rate is very high at around 8 to 9%.
As of March 24, There were 8,961 confirmed cases in S. Korea.
111 patients had died.
3,166 patients fully recovered.
Out of about 9,000 confiremed cases, 20% showed no symptoms.
Asymptomatice person can still spread the virus.
Death rate for those over the age of 80, in S. Korea, is 11.6%.
For people in their 70s, the death rate is 6.3%.
1.5% for people in their 60s.
0.4% for those in their 50s.
One 40 yo died, and 1 30 yo died (0.1% for both).
No deaths in S. Korea below these age groups.
In S. Korea, 90% of those who died were over 60.
Yes, you can get reinfected after you've had the virus.

265 posted on 03/29/2020 2:16:51 PM PDT by amorphous
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To: amorphous

152 deaths in SK as of today
Date-———FatalityRate(Confirmed vs dead)
3/21/2020-———1.17
3/24/2020-———1.33
3/24/2020-———1.33
3/25/2020-———1.38
3/26/2020-———1.42
3/27/2020-———1.49
3/28/2020-———1.52


275 posted on 03/29/2020 2:48:55 PM PDT by AppyPappy (How many fingers am I holding up, Winston?)
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To: amorphous

Wow. He explains how small droplets from our mouths can get caught in air flow. Which can dry the water or make it gaseous, then the virus is aerosol and very light weight. Bingo.


346 posted on 03/29/2020 4:13:35 PM PDT by justa-hairyape (The user name is sarcastic. Although at times it may not appear that way.)
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