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>>18077604
These numbers are essentially useless
>countries are reporting Corona deaths under different criteria
>many people who have confirmed Corona are not followed up on after recovery
>death numbers are way more accurate than confirmed case numbers since cause of death needs to be determined versus many having moderate or mild symptoms and not seeking medical care or testing
>many infected are asymptomatic
>infected numbers are likely 10x to 1000x the amount of confirmed cases, making the death rates well under 1%.

I'm not saying this virus is the flu, but these numbers are easily misinterpreted and really paint an inaccurate picture of the whole story regarding this pandemic.