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Re:India’s second wave of Covid-19 feels nothing like its first by heavyset_go on Saturday May 01, 2021 @03:34AM (#27004174)
> What I am seeing in Delhi is people from all walks of life without any comorbidites succumbing to the disease - peoples in 30s, 40s, and even 20s.

Roughly 10% of people need hospitalization when infected with COVID, and when hospitals are full, some of those people are going to die when they wouldn't have had they received care.

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Re:India’s second wave of Covid-19 feels nothing like its first by sokoloff on Saturday May 01, 2021 @07:22AM (#27005339)
I think the 10% ratio against all infections will turn out to be a significant overestimate.
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Re:India’s second wave of Covid-19 feels nothing like its first by Marsymars on Saturday May 15, 2021 @02:15AM (#27162878)
It's off, but maybe not as much as I'd have guessed.

CDC estimates for the USA is 4.9%.

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/burd...

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