Considering you just read an article on how the CDC has told people to not test people who aren't obviously going to die, you may want to revise that figure downward some out of sample bias.

2% within confirmed cases. There is a part of the iceberg which we cannot see because mild cases will not seek care. Actual mortality rate is far lower than that. You should check mortality rate for outside wuhan population. It is 0.08%

Italy's 52 deaths vs 1900 cases is higher than 2% - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/02/italys-coronav...