RE: The question is especially pressing in light of the fatality rate implied by the study. In contrast with the current crude case fatality rate of about 4.5%, Ferrer said, the study suggests that 0.1% to 0.2% of people infected by the virus will die, which would make COVID-19 only somewhat more deadly than the seasonal flu.
One factor that must be taken into consideration is we now have learned that there are DIFFERENT STRAINS of this Novel Coronavirus, one strain perhaps being more LETHAL than the other.
California and Washington might have caught the less virulent strain. New York might have caught the more deadly strain ( i.e. the Italian strain ).
California and Washington might have caught the less virulent strain. New York might have caught the more deadly strain ( i.e. the Italian strain ).
It appears Washington has caught a very deadly strain to the U.S. Constitution.