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Vienna_Hokie

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Since the majority of confirmed cases are severe enough to get medical


treatment, that doesn't surprise me.

The problem with that is that it vastly undercounts the denominator. Studies including the one from Stanford indicate by as much as 60 - 80x. At 60x your 5.2% becomes .086%

(In response to this post by WestyHokie)

Posted: 04/18/2020 at 1:37PM



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