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denem

(11,045 posts) Mon Feb 3, 2020, 09:07 AM Feb 2020

These are the numbers for coronavirus cases outside Wuhan / Hubei province. While those numbers will rise, it suggests that the deaths in Hubei are partly explained by the local medical facilities being overwhelmed.

Wuhan/Hubei 11,777 cases confirmed, 350 deaths (3%).

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https://gisanddata.maps.arcgis.com/apps/opsdashboard/index.html#/bda7594740fd40299423467b48e9ecf6

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Coronavirus: 6308 cases confirmed, 12 deaths (.2%) (Original Post) denem Feb 2020 OP

IMO Numbers are meaningless this early. How long does illness last? lostnfound Feb 2020 #1

(16,157 posts)

1. IMO Numbers are meaningless this early. How long does illness last?

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 09:33 AM

Feb 2020

At what time in the disease is most critical?

Cases outside Wuhan might just be newer.

(297 posts)

2. This is terrifying because they don't have the resources to contain it.

Mon Feb 3, 2020, 10:43 AM

Feb 2020

That province is sparsely populated, so there aren't as many hospitals to handle the numbers coming in.