Worldwide cases have risen 22% in 24 hours

[defacto7]

The statistical fatality rate has risen another 1%. An increase of 3% in about a week.

The statistical fatality rate is a measure of trend. It doesn't necessarily represent a true death rate. That can't be known until it's all over. What it does tell us is the trend is going up at a high rate even during a time of increased testing.

[msongs]

1. worldwide "reported" cases nt

[defacto7]

2. Sure... these are just from the numbers we know.

[LonePirate]

3. I am wondering how honest the numbers from China during January and February are.

[defacto7]

4. I don't know but WHO went to China to see for themselves.

They seem confident in the outcome of the visit. The movement in the stats right now have little to do with China but whether numbers are missing from there we can't know. We have to go with what we have.

[LonePirate]

5. If the numbers were lowballed, we have no idea of what to expect, apart from looking at Italy.

[defacto7]

6. Yes. I think the best guesses we have are found in the pictures

and messages from those in the middle of the battle.