I think there is everywhere. The death numbers in Italy suggest the number of cases has

been understated significantly because otherwise its up at about 5%!

I suspect here loads of people have it who haven't been tested as will be the case almost everywhere except maybe somewhere like South Korea who went testing crazy!

All these death rates seem to me to be overstated purely because for every person who has had bad enough symptoms to be tested or has knowingly come into contact with infected people there must be loads who have not been tested but probably have it.

Posted By: Jim on March 11th 2020 at 17:54:51

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Ouch... Italy cases up by 2000 and 200 more deaths (n/m) (General Chat) - promethian1, Mar 11, 17:32:35
- Death rate there does seem very high doesn't it. would be interesting to know (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 11, 17:47:42
  - In Italy it is very common for older generations to live with younger generations (General Chat) - Tony Martin, Mar 11, 18:40:40
  - Am I looking at the death rate differently to others? (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Mar 11, 18:28:35
    - Deaths/number of cases i would say (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 11, 18:33:12
      - That is reasonable after all cases have concluded (General Chat) - Timmy_Goat, Mar 11, 18:55:47
  - 2% of deaths under 60 (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 17:51:58
    - Interesting that young people don't seem to get it although perhaps more likely they just (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 11, 17:56:39
      - Yeah assume it’s that (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 17:58:20
    - Doesn’t that suggest not all cases being picked up in stats? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 11, 17:56:16
      - Presumably more likely to get symptoms that need treatment/hospitalisation (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 11, 17:57:09
        
        Yep (n/m) (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 11, 17:57:29
  - Is there any question over the accuracy of the number of cases being reported there? (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 11, 17:50:49
    - I think there is everywhere. The death numbers in Italy suggest the number of cases has (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 11, 17:54:51
      - Yes, every case that requires hospital treatment is reported (General Chat) - SimonOTBC, Mar 11, 17:57:03
        
        Some people, like SCC, just get a "cold"... (n/m) (General Chat) - duke of york, Mar 11, 17:58:21
- It’s just the flu (n/m) (General Chat) - SCC 28, Mar 11, 17:33:08

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