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Re:Ten-Minute Coronavirus Test for $1 by eyegor on Monday March 16, 2020 @07:28PM (#22599464)
How could a 2-digit percentage die when the fatality rate so far is substantially lower (~3% last I saw)?
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Re:Ten-Minute Coronavirus Test for $1 by hcknwscommenter on Monday March 16, 2020 @07:36PM (#22599536)
Because that is the fatality rate range (0.9-5%) when everyone gets a ventilator/ICU bed when needed.
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Re:Ten-Minute Coronavirus Test for $1 by Buttons840 on Monday March 16, 2020 @10:57PM (#22601156)
From what I've heard 12% have complications that would benefit from medical help, and 5% become "critical" and are likely to die without help.

See https://youtu.be/BYTFk34nhoI from the 10 to 12 minute mark.

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Re:Ten-Minute Coronavirus Test for $1 by risyachka on Monday March 16, 2020 @11:29PM (#22601330)
I believe fatality rate is calculated using diagnosed cases, while the real number is probably way higher so fatality rate is probably close 0.9-1%.
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