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Re:Tech can't remember what to do in a down market by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @10:23AM (#22423719)
> where the infected person both sought treatment and was successfully tested

Isn't the same bias present in ILI (influenza-like illness) statistics?

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Re:Tech can't remember what to do in a down market by learc83 on Wednesday February 26, 2020 @10:26AM (#22423753)
We've had time to do large population studies and build models to somewhat correct for this. Most of the death rates you're seeing throw around for COVID-19 are just naive number_dead / confirmed cases.
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