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How deadly is COVID-19? A biostatistician explores the question

  • Written by Ron Fricker, Professor of Statistics and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and Administration, Virginia Tech
How deadly is COVID-19? A biostatistician explores the questionThe number of confirmed and probable deaths from COVID-19 in New York City was 23,247 as of July 10, which is more than eight times the number who died in the 9/11 attack.Angela Weiss / AFP via Getty Images

The latest statistics, as of July 10, show COVID-19-related deaths in U.S. are just under 1,000 per day nationally, which is down from a peak...

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