Maurice, how did you make this conclusion:"Now it's obvious that for Chinese anyway, the death rate is a lot worse. Over 10%. Something like 15%. Their herbal remedies and traditional medicine don't seem to be doing it for them. Or they have some special vulnerability. Smoking too much? I wonder if smokers' death rate is much higher than non-smokers. I haven't seen that reported yet. "
As of 4.29.03 10:00am:
Beijing: 66 deaths, 1,347 confirmed cases, death rate = 4.9%
Guangdong: 51 deaths, 1,399 confirmed cases, death rate=3.65
ShangXi: 9 deaths, 266 confirmed cases, death rate= 3.4%
Overall, mainland China: 148 deaths, 3,308 confirmed cases, death rate = 4.5%
Yes, HK's death rate is higher, but that is mainly contributed to their patients are much older.
"Statistics in Hong Kong show that the death rate among people younger than 55 is 3.6 percent. For patients between 65 and 75, it is 18.9 percent. For those older than 75, the death rate is 28.6 percent."
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