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		divbzero on June 21, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What’s a big trend we should all be follow... I don’t see 0.26% on that CDC page. The “best estimate” listed is 0.4% and based on April data.

mrfusion on June 21, 2020 [–]

They show the CFR which is higher. If you consider their projection that 35% of all infected cases remain asymptomatic, the overall infection fatality rate (IFR) drops to just 0.26 %.

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