The problem with calculating the mortality rate that way, is that it assumes no more deaths out of the total of cases.
That’s a flawed assumption. For that reason it will skew the mortality rate too low.
The way I am doing it, is determining the mortality rate based on concluded/resolved cases. It’s the only way to get the accurate percentage.
Granted, it keeps the rate higher, but it’s still the only way to do it accurately.
I try to explain to folks that it is a fluid number, and is dropping at the current rate I see.
I thought my numbers were “concluded/resolved cases” that were verified by hospital diagnosis and the deaths were from those who died in hospital care. Shouldn’t that give a good statistical representation of the mortality rate?