[Sirius Lee]

"125 cases and at least nine deaths."

Death rate in U.S. is 7.2% so far if anybody cares.

[goodnesswins]

I actually think there are lots more cases..not to minimize those who are part of your stats

[VanDeKoik]

“Death rate in U.S. is 7.2% so far if anybody cares.”

We dont, because it is not.

But you clowns will keep jerking to this dumbass number until you croak of old age.

[LouieFisk]

“125 cases and at least nine deaths.”
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“Death rate in U.S. is 7.2% so far if anybody cares.”
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The numbers are unique in representation and the low amount of victims, though. As the numbers increase, I’d expect that % to go down to about 3%, reflecting wider demographics.

[Sacajaweau]

The deaths in the nursing home were a cluster...Really can’t put them in the death equation.

[Roccus]

I sure am glad that there have only been 125 people infected.

[MHGinTN]

Check your math ... 125 into 9 = .o72

[MHGinTN]

Now, since that percentage is accepted, how many not reported cases are missing from your 125 cases? The percentage will be much lower than 7.2%.

[mdmathis6]

Not counting figures out of China(which are suspect), and as a function of “completed” or “resolved cases” the mortality rate as compared to the total of resolved cases( the number of dead +recovered) actually approaches 33 per cent. Most of those deaths are elderly, frail or lung damaged and/or immune compromised. The mortality rate will probably drop as more people get sick but survive and they recover....another words amongst the “resolved” there will be many more recovered than dead. Still the disease is appearing to be hitting and taking out some of our most vulnerable first.

Even if you throw the “official cases” from China back into the mix, when comparing the total number of “resolved”(not the active) cases vs deaths, the morality rate is still around 6.6 per cent.

So of those 125 cases what is the total number of resolved cases(recovered persons + dead persons)? If 50 percent are still active cases(say 62) then 63 may be “resolved”. Figure mortality rate from the 9 going into 63 or 1 out of every 7 persons or 14 percent? So we need to know what theongoing death rate is vs total resolved cases to know for sure what the total lethality is.