Soh Kam Yung

This chart from Our World In Data's page on COVID-19 shows the comparison between it and seasonal flu:

"The case fatality rate of the seasonal flu in the US is around 0.1%, while the case fatality rate for COVID-19, measured in the cited study, was 2.3%."

https://ourworldindata.org/coronavirus#case-fatality-rate-of-covid-19-compared-to-other-diseases

#COVID19 #SeasonalFlu #Diseases

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) is a new global problem. This is our overview of the early research and data on the outbreak. We will extend this page in the days ahead.

Mar 6, 2020 at 1:47amWeb
Show threadKermodeMar 6, 2020
@sohkamyung University of Oxford. Legit.
Show threadSoh Kam YungMar 6, 2020
@gemlog Thanks. I trust the site in the past to provide the statistics and data to back assertions.
Show threadKermodeMar 6, 2020
@sohkamyung I pretty much always look stuff up and try to provide refs for my own assertions.
I appreciate that you check yours too. Thank you.