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How fatal is the novel coronavirus?
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Fatality rate: Different fatality numbers are coming from different countries. Recent estimates from New York city: Infection Fatality Rate (IFR) = Deaths / Cases = 23,430 / 1,694,781 = 1.4% (1.4% of people infected with SARS-CoV-2 have a fatal outcome, while 98.6% recover). REF: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-death-rate/. There are much higher estimates from other sources.
Answered 5/19/2020
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