The Lancet used a 14 day offset between deaths and recoveries in their calculations.
The death toll 14 days ago compared to the number recovered today give a fairly stable number.
It’s more or less a cohort that got sick on the same day, with the fatal outcomes taking a week and recovery taking 3 weeks.
The Italian data says ten days is a better # than 14.
>>The Lancet used a 14 day offset between deaths and recoveries in their calculations.
slight problem with that... 120% of Chinese virus deaths get reported, but tens of thousands, maybe over a hundred thousand “recoveries” do not get reported because after a positive test, for an individual with only mild symptoms, they get sent home to self-quarantine, and get better without hospital help. There is no one to ever see or test that patient again, and declare them recovered.