Coronavirus figures: Interesting or odd in terms of % ?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-51235105

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Best case scenario this bug is 10 times worse then seasonal flu and it is very very contagious.

People get hung up on mortality rates like with SARS or Swine Flu but in comparison they were much less contagious.

The other problem is because it is both more deadly then flu but equally contagious it has a nasty habit of overwhelming hospitals. Many "developed" nations have dismally low ratios of ICU beds per capita. The US is one of the worst.

Once that number is surpassed the mortality rate skyrockets. That is why it is around 9% in places like Italy.

SW-User

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow Italy has also one of the highest populations.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@SW-User I don't get what you mean. Italy only has the 6th largest population in Europe.

SW-User

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow oldest sorry 🙂

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@SW-User The thing about the elderly is a bit of a myth. 50% of the people sick in NY are under 45.

SW-User

@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow everyone can get sick but the elderly are dying. There is a distinction.

PicturesOfABetterTomorrow · 41-45, M

@SW-User
The thing is though it is not just the elderly dying. Age is just one pre existing condition that works against you. Obesity and diabetes are too which means Americans could be seriously SOL.

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@PicturesOfABetterTomorrow That is true, there a lot of at risk people. The death rate among those over 80 is disproportionately large. Could also be that elderly people are more likely to have some kind of ailment.