#Coronapocalypse Daily Thread, June 24, 2020
Just because people test positive for Covid-19 does NOT mean they are getting sick. Over 80% of positive cases are very mild to completely asymptomatic. 15% have mild to moderate symptoms. 5% are hospitalized.
The average age of deaths is 72. 92% of deaths are people over 55 and 85% are over 65. Upwards of 60% were people in nursing homes, senior care facilities, and hospitals, with preexisting health issues.
The overwhelming majority of people without health issues have had extremely low numbers of even testing positive or getting sick.
The death rate is barely 5% of the original projection.
In other words, it has been severely overhyped and fearmongered -- and it's pathetic how so many otherwise intelligent people are acting like complete dumbasses over this.
I almost forgot -- 2.8 million people die every year in the U.S. That's 7,671 deaths a day without Covid-19. Covid-19 may actually lower the death rate this year, especially in the under 65 age brackets.
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