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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that through May 30, 14% of confirmed coronavirus cases led to hospitalizations — including 2% in intensive care units. But President Donald Trump falsely claimed “99%” of cases “are totally harmless.”
The president, according to his press secretary, was referring to the case fatality rate, and he claimed the amount of testing the U.S. has conducted showed this. The testing actually shows a case fatality rate of 4.5%, but not everyone who has contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, has been tested. Some estimates say the fatality rate among those infected is likely around 1%.
The president, according to his press secretary, was referring to the case fatality rate, and he claimed the amount of testing the U.S. has conducted showed this. The testing actually shows a case fatality rate of 4.5%, but not everyone who has contracted COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, has been tested. Some estimates say the fatality rate among those infected is likely around 1%.
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So accordingly "near-death or critical" are also counted as "totally harmless", including those with severe long-term effects.
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From the CDC: The range of estimates put the fatality rate for those showing symptoms between 0.2%-1%, with a "best estimate" of 0.4%.
It also places the number of asymptomatic cases between 20%-50%, with a "best estimate" of 35%.
By combining the two estimates, the estimated overall fatality rate of those infected with the virus – with and without symptoms – would be 0.26%.
It also places the number of asymptomatic cases between 20%-50%, with a "best estimate" of 35%.
By combining the two estimates, the estimated overall fatality rate of those infected with the virus – with and without symptoms – would be 0.26%.
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Capt Gregory Prickett - https://marroninstitute.nyu.edu/papers/on-the-strange-case-of-the-case-fatality-rate
there are also several other reports including the one from the Wall Street Journal I pasted from above. The link is to a report from NYU on the CDC mortality estimates
there are also several other reports including the one from the Wall Street Journal I pasted from above. The link is to a report from NYU on the CDC mortality estimates
On the Strange Case of the Case Fatality Rate | Marron Institute
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Capt Raymond Sonoda REALTOR® CA Broker CRE ITAR
The bottom line is that President Donald Trump falsely claimed “99%” of cases “are totally harmless". It doesn't matter whether it's 99%, 99.74% or 90%. He is promoting a false and dangerous narrative for personal and political reasons. As stated in the article by Columbia University epidemiologist Stephen Morseticle, ‘Totally harmless’ suggests that the infection doesn’t do any harm.” Unfortunately many believe in this rhetoric. Patients in critical condition and those that even "recovered" with long-term effects would beg to differ that it is "totally harmless".
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