“confirmed cases” is the lowest possible number of cases in that country. It’s the lower bound of an estimate.
What confirmed cases actually means
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- Mar 2020
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In The Atlantic, Marc Lipsitch, a leading epidemiologist at Harvard reported that “that within the coming year, some 40 to 70 percent of people around the world will be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19”. This was last week and while ridiculed at the time, his assumptions are now the generally accepted position among epidemiologists.
40 - 70 % of people will be infected with COVID-19 (it might even increase)
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Death Rate
Death rate of COVID-19:
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The Virus may persist on surfaces for up to 9 days, on some surfaces up to 27 days
Coronavirus' lifespan
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