I don't get this

"If it turns out that, say, 20 percent of the U.S. has been infected, that would mean the coronavirus is more transmissible but less deadly than scientists think. "

and (in the same paragraph)

"if just 1 to 5 percent of the population has been infected—the range that many researchers think is likelier—that would mean “this is a truly devastating virus"

Posted By: Winged Eel Creosote, Apr 21, 09:36:22