Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Outbreak in China: Summary of a Report of 72 314 Cases from the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
25 Feb, 2020 | 06:46h | UTCCommentary: Study of 72,000 COVID-19 patients finds 2.3% death rate – CIDRAP (free)
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The Chinese CDC today published the largest case series to date of #COVID19 in mainland China (72 314 cases through 2/11/20). Here are some of the data:
Case-fatality rate
• 2.3% Overall
• 14.8% age >= 80
• 8.0% age 70-79
• 49.0% in critical caseshttps://t.co/ZFR6pScCpa— JAMA (@JAMA_current) February 24, 2020