[larrysav]

Are you saying if one excludes those currently afflicted/infected by the disease, that 3.7% of those who caught SARS died and 96.3% recovered (albeit possibly impaired)? Or are you saying that 3.7% of those diagnosed thus far have died?

3.7% of those admitted to the hospital and formally diagnosed have died thus far. Some folks have recovered enough to be released. Most of those still in the hospital are reported to be feeling better.

As was said earlier, we don't really know what the mortality rate is as there are probably people in the population that are not seeking or requiring medical care for this.

Good data only exists for those in the hospital.

If you are looking for a good, level-headed source of information, I recommend the PROMED list.

http://www.fas.org/promed/index.html

[Eala]

Excellent reference! Thanks.

"Some patients recovering
To date, 19 SARS patients have been discharged from hospitals in Hong Kong, 17 from Viet Nam, and 25 from Singapore."