“According to WorldOmeter.com, we have 2982 cases in the US with 60 deaths. That’s 0.02, much smaller than the flu rate.”
0.02 is MUCH higher than 0.001
“According to WorldOmeter.com, we have 2982 cases in the US with 60 deaths. That’s 0.02, much smaller than the flu rate.”
0.02 is MUCH higher than 0.001
The typical flu fatality rate is about .001 to .0004 (0.1-0.04%). A recent particularly bad rate was about .002 (0.2%).
Chinas *reported* figures are 0.040-0.045 (4%-4.5%). We know those are wrong in a couple of different ways (both deaths and cases), but that’s what we have to work with.
Even 2% is TWENTY times 0.1%. This one also proportionately reaches down further towards age 50 than does the flu.