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    I've been doing some digging and the data from China is looking to be substantiated by the data coming from other countries. Pay attention to the dates below, though, as some of this data is many weeks behind, albeit still relevant.

    So, as morbid of a thought as it may be, basically most members of this site who contract COVID 19 have an approximate 1 in 1000 chance of death.

    https://ourworldindata.org/coron…

    To put this in perspective, here are the odds of death by other causes. You're basically in the same range of dying from drowning or smoke or fire. Maybe not something to be get too excited over, but it may ease some minds a little.

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    • it's far less man. there are a lot of mild symptomatic and asymptomatic cases in all age groups that don't get tested.kingsteven
    • but yes, agree in point. it's very unlikely you'll die from covid-19 if you dont have a serious underlying health condition.kingsteven
    • Yes, it mentions the limitations in the chart but it still serves as a good worse case scenario point of reference for the many here who are concerned.SteveJobs
    • Not afraid of this thing, more afraid of the economic fallout.grafician
    • coronavirus: mostly imaginary
      the economy: mostly imaginary      kingsteven
    • let me rephrase:
      coronavirus threat: mostly imaginary.
      the economy: imaginary.
      the economic threat: very real.      kingsteven
    • The issue is not a shortage of coffins but a shortage of hospital beds.deadsperm
    • Yes, the state of the economy is a real threat. My lack of mentioning it isn't meant to diminish it, but to point out a different issue to any it might interestSteveJobs
    • Isn't it less about WHAT you might die of but WHEN? I may die of smoke inhalation or cancer, but Covid19 is knocking at our doors right this minutehardhat
    • I see your point, but its a bit apples & pears. but yes, we're collectively unlikely to die or get super sick from ithardhat
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