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Wouldn't the quick discovery and level of care also factor in?

And how healthy are their immune systems? I imagine they are eating a lot of sugary foods, drinking more than usual and staying up later in a time zone they are not acclimated for.

Only 4 have died, and all 4 were in their 80s.

You are correct: https://bnonews.com/index.php/2020/02/the-latest-coronavirus...

I must have remembered the wrong number.

4/705 = 0.5% (1/2 a percent), which is still pretty high vs the flu, but not 2% or 7.8% or whatever crazy numbers people are quoting.