Inside STAT: Why reports about coronavirus death rates can be misleading 

(HYACINTH EMPINADO/STAT)

Case fatality rate: That's the term that helps answer the most pressing questions when a new disease emerges, questions like how deadly the disease is and how many people are likely to die. With the current outbreak of Covid-19, experts say it's too soon to tell what the CFR is, which is the percentage of the number of known deaths divided by the number of cases. That's because it's difficult to know the exact number of cases — many people with milder symptoms may not have sought care and could therefore have been missed. Learn more about CFR in a new video from STAT's Hyacinth Empinado here.