- Former FDA chief says the real number of coronavirus cases in the United States is likely 10 to 20 times higher than reported.
- Many people with mild symptoms were never tested, painting an unclear picture of how widespread the virus is.
- The good news is that the overall fatality rate is likely much lower than has been reported based on the figures.
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Former FDA chief Scott Gottlieb told CNBC that he believes the true number of cases of novel coronavirus in the United States is far higher than the reported number. In fact, he estimates that the real figure is anywhere from 10 to 20 times higher than the 787,900 confirmed cases reported by doctors across the country.
If Gottlieb’s estimates are accurate, that would put the true number of coronavirus cases in the US as high as nearly 16 million. That’s roughly 5% of the entire US population. It sounds incredibly frightening, but if this is true it would actually be good news, at least in some ways.
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