[Hidasta]

Everyone, there is some very important information below:

According to the New York times, yesterday, Toronto's SARS death rate is at 9.5%! This is a MOST serious increase and much more serious than many articles are indicating at this time.

Link to article: http://www.nytimes.com/2003/04/18/science/sciencespecial/18INFE.html?ex=1051243200&en=c0c66bc035169a16&ei=5062&partner=GOOGLE

[Domestic Church]

Hoping and praying it stops around 9.5% and doesn't slowly inch up. 9.5% is a economic and cultural disaster in the waiting. We will never be the same if this isn't contained and isolated now.

[aristeides]

Health Canada reported a much lower rate than that yesterday:

At the present time, the case fatality rate in Canada is estimated at approximately 4.3 percent of probable or suspect cases (13 of 304 probable or suspect cases). Most of the case fatalities occurred in patients with underlying illness, and nearly all were elderly patients over the age of 70 years.

Source: Pro-MED.