#COVID19 Video #10 (3/25/20)—My rant for today: testing matters

Partially SupportedIf the actual number of coronavirus infections were 650,000 instead of 65,000, the case fatality rate would drop to 0.142%, similar to influenza.

Partially SupportedThe true case fatality rate for SARS-CoV-2 is estimated to be between 0.3% and 0.66%.

Partially SupportedUnderstanding the true case fatality rate of a virus requires knowing the denominator of total cases.

Partially SupportedThe case fatality rate of the current coronavirus is approximately 1.42%, higher than influenza's 0.1%.