Media is reporting a 2-3% death rate for the coronavirus. They arrive at this number by naively dividing total deaths by the current case count. This is wrong. People don't get sick and immediately die. It takes days. We don't know how long it takes with coronavirus, but it certainly is not immediate. (Using the media's methodology, the death rate for cancer would be zero!)
True Coronavirus Death Rate May be Far Higher
True Coronavirus Death Rate May be Far Higher
True Coronavirus Death Rate May be Far Higher
Media is reporting a 2-3% death rate for the coronavirus. They arrive at this number by naively dividing total deaths by the current case count. This is wrong. People don't get sick and immediately die. It takes days. We don't know how long it takes with coronavirus, but it certainly is not immediate. (Using the media's methodology, the death rate for cancer would be zero!)