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Re:Preliminary test results suggest 21% of NYC residents hav... by empath75 on Thursday April 23, 2020 @03:59PM (#22960468)
Nobody ever seriously suggested it was 3%. The estimates were always around 1%
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Re:Preliminary test results suggest 21% of NYC residents hav... by DeonPenny on Thursday April 23, 2020 @04:16PM (#22960712)
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/03/who-says-coronavirus-death-r...

I mean there were articles like this all of march. I'm not saying the WHO or CDC might of said something different but lets acknowledge there were articles proclaiming a 3% death rate.

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Re:Preliminary test results suggest 21% of NYC residents hav... by grandmczeb on Thursday April 23, 2020 @04:17PM (#22960725)
Lots of people were seriously suggesting >3%.

Edit: Removed the term revisionism since I wasn't aware of the historical connotation.

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