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Why coronavirus death rates can't be summed up in one simple number

  • Written by Jonathan Fuller, Assistant Professor, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh
Why coronavirus death rates can't be summed up in one simple numberWhen leaders make public health decisions, such as how long social distancing should be maintained to reduce the coronavirus death toll, they often use mathematical models. The numbers aren't always as simple as they seem.Alex Brandon/AP

When people fall seriously ill from the new coronavirus, death rates become a highly personal matter. Yet we...

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