...investigation into 144 SARS cases ... the vast majority (93.5%) of patients in our cohort survived," the researchers concluded. That means the SARS death rate for the people studied was 6.5%.
That's typical bogus spin.
If they were looking at data from April 29th, the first day where they had 144 probable cases, there were only 86 recoveries so far, and 20 deaths, so simple math would yield a death rate of 20/(20+86) or 19% !!!
Even if they cheated and included persons not yet recovered, and not yet dead, the rate would have STILL been 14%.
These people must have wanted to report the smallest possible death rate, so they used 'probable' cases PLUS 'suspected' cases.
That would be outrageously hypocritical. No one ever counts 'suspected' cases, especially when the suspected cases make you look bad, like when you are asking WHO to lift your travel restrictions!