Re: Hmm,
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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan
I think the death rate isn't as important as the hospitalization rate. The drain on the resources is hospitalization. The pretty consistent figure I've seen is 20 percent get sick enough to warrant hospitalization. We turn them away, and that death rate starts to get much, much higher.
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Hospitalization rate is a useful measure because death lags exposure by more than three weeks, and number of cases depends on how much testing is done. But is there regular reporting of hospitalization across jurisdictions?
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