Saturday, February 22, 2020

WHO numbers per CNBC: Death rate from coronavirus infection rises to 3% (not 2%)

77,794 cases
2,348 deaths
3.018% death rate overall

Per Reuters:

In total, China has reported 75,569 cases to the WHO, and 2,239 deaths, Tedros said. According to available data, the disease remains mild in 80% of patients, and severe or critical in 20%. The virus has been fatal in 2% of reported cases.

The Reuters numbers yield 2.96%.

Someone's just phoning it in.