How deadly is Covid-19?

Making sense of the coronavirus death toll.

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There are two ways you could assess the deadliness of a crisis like the novel coronavirus pandemic. One is to ask, “How many people are dying?” And the other is to ask, “What is the risk of dying if you contract the virus?” For months, public health officials were unable to fully answer either of those questions.

Now, with death certificates and antibody-survey data coming in, we’re slowly getting a better picture of Covid-19 mortality. As we explain in this video, that picture is of a disease that’s killing more people than we knew, but a lower percentage of those infected. Most places are looking at a higher death count and lower death rate than previously reported.

But the biggest challenge in assessing a tragedy like this is that we’re still inside it — and nobody can predict how many lives will be lost before it ends.

[BulldogSportsJournal]

2019: stay away from negative people
2020: stay away from positive people

[swahareddy]

No one does visual storytelling the way Vox does :')

[SethTillay]

The background music and showing pictures of the people that have died at the end of the video makes me sad

[BangMaster]

Me: So is it deadly or not?
Vox: Yesn't

[thatguyoverthere]

I feel like if we had better leadership around the world the pandemic wouldn't be as bad as it is now.

[julioalvarez]

So it's killed more people than we are aware of, but the death rate is likely lower than we think because more people have been infected than we are aware of, too.

[napoleonibonaparte]

People: So is it?
Vox: No...
People: rejoces
Vox: AND yes.

[foreign.]

a moment of silence for everyone who has lost their lives to covid 19. they may not be here anymore with us. but they are within us in our hearts. stay strong.

[marshmellowmoon]

*Can we just appreciate the person that moved all of those little pegs.*

[robertf]

Scientists: graphs, simulations, viral transmission

Vox: *lite brite*

[shubhankar]

I just wanna say Vox has done a good job during this pandemic

[PremierCCGuyMMXVI]

This virus has been terrible. It has broken up families and ruined lives. Let’s just hope it ends soon.

[vinaykumarvutukuru]

I have just stopped watching this stuff to avoid active depression

[CB_here]

In conclusion, more deaths than expected, less fatality rate than expected.

[reein]

My uncle. My best friend was hospitalized due to COVID-19, He was dying and I was so sad during that time. He survived the virus and I thank god every day.

[bubblegum]

In my country, if you want to get tested, you have to pay 300$ and until a month or so you couldn't get tested ye t we are opening for tourism. So much about universal health care. Croatia is the country if you're wondering

[Chriskasule]

"Covid-19 is MORE and LESS deadly than we knew"

So just deadly then.
Right?

[stewbie_]

vox is a media outlet like few others. everybody on the vox video team should be proud of the work they do - the output y'all have made right now is some of the most stellar journalism i've ever seen.

[TheBrycelee]

Wow, vox’s journalism is on a whole other level, the end made me feel so many emotions.

[kuykendallwebfamily]

Everyone is just saying how this video is "yes but no", however, many fail to realize there is often no clear-cut answer to problems we face such as this. In the midst of the issue, it is hard to really say anything concretely. Those who do are swallowing their journalistic pride and just trying to get you to watch. A video like this that shows as many sides as it can in a short time lets you see as clear as ever even if that view is smugged and imperfect. It is better than wearing rose colored (or any other colored) glasses.