Re:I have the coronavirus. So far, it isn't that bad
by oceanplexian on Monday March 02, 2020 @10:31PM
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> So now it’s more like .3-.7% chance you actually catch this and die
Speaking of people being bad at probabilities..
A .3-.7 chance of death is still VERY dangerous. Your odds of dying of a car crash in any given year is 1 in 10,000. Your odds of dying from Coronavirus is 1 in 333 (at your best estimate). Yes this is absolutely serious at a societal level, and yes, you can die from this.
That isn’t to say the virus isn’t concerning, especially on a societal level. We absolutely should all be taking precautions to prevent the disease from spreading. But for a given individual, the probabilities of dying from this is very low.