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central scrutinizer

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4. 2.6% fatality of those testing positive is the current rate

Reply to AleksS (Reply #3)

Mon Oct 26, 2020, 03:51 PM

Oct 2020

Assuming he is referring to 70,000 positive tests. Not 70,000 random individuals.

So seems reasonable. And of course, more will have permanent lung, heart, kidney damage.

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