Driven in part by large-scale serology tests, which have consistently indicated that the disease is far more widespread and consequently less deadly than it initially seemed, scientists have lately been revising their fatality rate assumptions down significantly.And even that number is just their latest wild ass guess. I'm thinking it's gonna be pretty much the same as the regular flu by the time all the numbers are in.
The CDC says it estimates that around 35% of all infectious are asymptomatic, meaning that the total infection fatality rate under the agency's "best estimate" scenario is around 0.26%, or a little more than twice that of the seasonal flu.
BREAKING: Old sick people die...
...especially when they're helped along...
"A report by the Canadian Armed Forces has identified a myriad of issues at five Ontario long-term care homes experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks, including “aggressive behaviour” by staff, poor infection control practices and numerous instances of patient neglect."
