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7. As of this moment, the reported stats for Italy are worse....

Mon Mar 9, 2020, 04:30 PM

Mar 2020

They show a case fatality rate of 5%: 463 deaths/9172 cases = 5.05%

Iran's rate is ~3%. China's Hubei province (includes Wuhan) is 4.4%

Worldwide is 3.5%.

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

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My cousin lives in the shut down section of Italy, near Milan [View all] BigmanPigman Mar 2020 OP

Normal flu mortality is much less than 1%. Mariana Mar 2020 #1

yes... .1% is "normal" flu fatality rate lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #4

It's not just fatality rates lapfog_1 Mar 2020 #2

The normal flu mortality is NOT "just under 1%" - wow! PTWB Mar 2020 #3

I have dear friends in Milan. FightingIrish Mar 2020 #5

Normal flu mortality is 0.1%. This is many magnitudes more deadly. Squinch Mar 2020 #6

As of this moment, the reported stats for Italy are worse.... Princess Turandot Mar 2020 #7

The incredible speed it travels is BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #10

He should tell Monster Con malaise Mar 2020 #9