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The mortality rate of this isn't much higher than the flu.
The sky is falling! Not really.
Yeah but I found some stuff from some highly unreliable sources that says it is.
the actions of China may be an indication of something much more than the 'flu'.
only time will tell..
The US CDC estimates the percentage of those with the flu who die at about 0.13%. Assuming there are no more deaths from current cases (not a valid assumption), the percentage of those with this corona virus who die is about 2.7%, or about 20 times worse than the flu.
Re mortality rate.
In truth, we just don't know. We're guessing, really. The real numbers in all categories are almost certainly higher. We don't know how many infected, dead, or recovered.
So putting out "2%" or whatever is simply false.
China lies about everything, so I have 0% faith in their numbers. That represents the largest % and raw number in the world.
Many US states are refusing to provide numbers. So we have blind spots here.
But based on reported numbers, the death rate of closed cases (which is the best figure, since the open cases are unresolved) is 11%. IMO that is the correct method of looking at mortality.
ApproximatesCOVID Live Update: 140,531,555 Cases and 3,012,208 Deaths from the Coronavirus - Worldometer
Live statistics and coronavirus news tracking the number of confirmed cases, recovered patients, tests, and death toll due to the COVID-19 coronavirus from Wuhan, China. Coronavirus counter with new cases, deaths, and number of tests per 1 Million population. Historical data and info. Daily...www.worldometers.info
Cases: ~75,500
Total closed: ~19,130
Recovered: ~17,000 (89%)
Deaths: ~2,130 (11%)
We just don't know what will happen to the open cases. If they all recovered or if they all died it would swing the death rate.
So if "we just don't know" then what's the point in 28 pages of doom and gloom?
Why the constant sniping?
Why the constant fear mongering? See, we can go back and forth here. I can post in any section I please, and I can also disagree with you or anyone else.
That's the cool part about forums. Discussions, agreeing and disagreeing. Nothing you say will convince me you are right as well as nothing I say will convince you.
I'm sorry you see my posts as sniping. I see them simply as my opinions.
Saying "I disagree for the following reasons" (and then listing actual reasons) to have an adult informed discussion is different than making fart jokes and essentially calling me and others who ARE concerned and sharing information "paranoid" or insinuating such.
So, in participating in the conversation, why are you NOT alarmed? I'd like to take a drink from that glass of water of not being somewhat concerned.
So if "we just don't know" then what's the point in 28 pages of doom and gloom?
I didn't call anyone "paranoid" here. You are making assumptions.
My mistake then. So what is your interpretation of saying those posting here are posting "doom and gloom?" I apparently misunderstood the implication.
I meant that after 28 pages of links to sites and videos and stats you still said "we just don't know".
Seems kinda silly eh? That much "information" shared and yet....."we just don't know" what to worry about.