Latest #coronavirus stats: 11,949 cases, 259 deaths. Still too early to gauge death rate, but this @businessinsider chart puts #CoronavirusOutbreak into perspective. The 2009 H1N1 flu eventually became one of the seasonal flu strains. It could happen to this one as well. pic.twitter.com/J0aw9hnh75
— Selina Wang (@selinawangtv) February 1, 2020
2.18%
However, the virus makes victims prone to bacterial pneumonia and/or Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. There's evidence that China is not linking either cause of death to Corona (i.e. a patient with Corona dies of pneumonia, death due to P no mention of positive Corona). There's also contagion spread from cured victims via virus shed
"The clever part of whomever created this though is that EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE "RECOVERED" YOU STILL HAVE A HIGH VIRAL LOAD AND CAN SHED THE VIRUS!".
Given a probable R0 of 3.8 (very high transmital potential) and high mutability, it's possible for regular large scale outbreaks to happen continuously. With the real fatality danger existing in secondary bacterial lung infections, it's unwise to simply dismiss it.