The Latest On COVID-19 Suggests Most Of Us Will Be Fine
Posted on AllSides March 18th, 2020
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ANALYSIS
The latest information on Coronavirus COVID-19, also known as the Wuhan Flu, from Johns Hopkins University shows widely varying numbers of confirmed cases and apparent mortality rates by nation.
The People’s Republic of China, the virus’ epicenter, was reporting 81,058 cases as of March 17 with 3,230 deaths, with 4.0 percent of those diagnosed subsequently dying. Italy is similarly hard hit, with 31,506 cases and 2,503 deaths for a mortality rate of 7.9 percent of those diagnosed.
Yet South Korea, a nation with frequent, direct contact with people from China,...