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Denominator wrong. This is either a problem with the reporting mechanism, or intentional manipulation of figures, and the problem is widespread. The use of a case fatality rate is of little value really except to briefers who want to get you to behave in a way they wish. Mortality rate (using potential affected population as the denominator) would be more accurate, because those asymptomatic people don't walk around with a sign over their head.
I see it all the way down to my county. The "important" number is total cases, even though that has no relevance to actual number of cases CURRENTLY or the number of people who tested positive but who have RECOVERED. And at many levels, the number of this last category isn't even published. Why is that?
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