Hacker Noon April 2, 2020
Sriram Parthasarathy

A large portion of mild and asymptomatic cases may go unreported. The data will never be perfect, the true cases are likely much larger as the testing frequency and effectiveness vary in different regions.

The current coronavirus disease, Covid-19, has been called a once-in-a-century pandemic. As of April 1st we have 935,817 confirmed cases, 193,700 recovered and 47,208 dead. The USA has claimed the undesirable distinction of most Coronavirus cases worldwide with 216,154 cases.

In many countries including the US, people are only being tested if they have symptoms. That means a large portion of cases may go unreported if they are mild and asymptomatic.

The data will never be perfect, the true cases are likely much larger as the...

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