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I'm seeing A LOT of misinformation about the COVID-19 mortality rate. Here is the latest data from John Hopkins, who's been tracking this pandemic since day 1. There are some things people need to keep in mind with #coronavirus. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality
I've seen people say ".02% of Americans die from coronavirus, so it can't be THAT bad". .02 is a number you get when you divide total fatalities by total population. Seeing how it's so small, you can't think it's bad right? Isn't it just the flu (an estimated 64K died so far)?
What people need to understand is the risk of death IF you get it. Right now, 1.65 million Americans have or have had COVID-19. 98K died (and counting). When you divide deaths by cases, then multiple by 100, (for percentage) you get roughly 6%.
This means that of all the people who will get coronavirus, 6% of them won't make it. Through this metric, this means it's more deadly than the flu and car crashes, (both are far MORE common, preventable, and one has a vaccine).
Regarding per capita, the USA isn't as bad as some European countries, but it's not good (29.34 per 100K). I hope this thread shows why we should still practice social distancing & wear a mask when possible. Prevention is key to saving lives until we can get a vaccine. Stay safe!
