Important New Data on Covid-19 - April 18, 2020
First the Fearmonger's Spin
"Chelsea had 315 COVID-19 cases on April 7 which, with a population of 40,000, means they are seeing roughly 79 cases per 10,000 residents — four times the rate of surrounding neighborhoods.
Officials on Thursday said that number has grown to 387 confirmed cases, which translates to 96 cases per 10,000 residents. Thirty-eight Chelsea residents have recovered from the virus and 10 have died, officials said."
The Translation
387 cases per 40,000 is 0.9% of the population was found to be infected with Covid-19*
10 deaths per 40,000 is 0.025% death rate from Covid-19, similar to normal influenza.
*Since then, a new study is showing closer to 1/3 of the population of Chelsea, Mass has Covid-19 antibodies.
The newer study claims 39 deaths of the 40,000 population, which bumps the 0.025% death rate number from above up to a 0.0975% death rate, still about the same as normal influenza. See 2nd, 3rd, and 4th [randomly picked] sources below.
The Sources
https://www.thestuffnews.com/2020/04/18/one-third-massachusetts-antibody-test/