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Re:Iran lawmaker says 50 dead from coronavirus in city of Qom by magneticnorth on Monday February 24, 2020 @10:41AM (#22404933)
Yes, the closed cases has been steadily dropping but remains well above 2% - however, we expect that number to be higher than the actual mortality rate while the infection is still spreading/growing, as recovering from the disease takes longer than dying from it.

What I find more concerning is that the current ratio of deaths to cases is 3%, which I would expect to be an underestimate. Hopefully this is due to under-reporting of the mild cases, but it does imply either a major under-reporting of active cases or a significantly higher mortality rate than has been estimated so far (most likely the former).

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