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Fantastic Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) – Research and Statistics. #COVID19 via @OurWorldInData
Why it is so important to #SlowTheSpread
The WHO described the #symptoms of 55,924 laboratory confirmed cases of #COVID19 in China in the period up to February 20.
The visualization here shows this data.
This visualization shows the severity of symptoms suffered by 44,415 Chinese patients confirmed to have coronavirus in the early period up to February 11. #COVID19 #symptoms
The case fatality rate (CFR) for people with underlying health conditions is higher than for those without. #COVID19 #CFR
The case fatality rate for children is much lower. There were no reported deaths in children under 10 years old. One possible reason is the elderly are most likely to have underlying health conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, respiratory diseases or diabetes. #COVID19
How do case fatality rates from COVID-19 compare to those of the seasonal flu? The case fatality rate of the seasonal flu in the US is around 0.1% to 0.2%, while the case fatality rate for #COVID19 measured in the cited study, was 2.3%.
Why is testing important? We want to know the total number of people infected with #COVID19. To know this, it is necessary to have widespread testing. When testing is too low we do not have a clear picture of what’s going on. The US is WAY behind 👇
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