[mempko]

Wait, so the actual mortality rate for COVID-19 is much higher than thought because of all the false positives on cases without symptoms?

[taborj]

But that also means that it doesn't spread as quickly/easily as originally thought. Right?

[glofish]

it all depends what "higher than thought" means.

If you mean the day-to-day numbers, those will always show variations, and paradoxically those will even show a substantial uptick once the spread slows down.

The most vulnerable are affected first and most severely.