50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic

Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by huffmsa on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @06:37AM (#22603572)

Not necessarily. If it's already in a sizable portion of the population but mostly undetected, it will kill some seemingly healthy young people.

They may have some unknown underlying condition, may have the genetics to trigger a lung destroying cytokinin storm, or may just have gotten unlucky.

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Re:50% – 75% of cases of Covid-19 are asymptomatic by nradov on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @09:46AM (#22604805)

Here's some more information about cytokine storm syndrome treatment in COVID-19 patients.

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