CDC Says 35% of Coronavirus <br />Patients Are Asymptomatic The Centers for Disease Control <br />and Prevention (CDC) also estimates <br />that 40% of transmissions occur<br />before a patient feels sick. The agency says its estimates <br />are based on real data but <br />are subject to change. The numbers are being used by “mathematical modelers throughout the federal government” <br />to lay out five planning scenarios. In the CDC’s "current best estimate ... in the United States," roughly 0.4% of people who feel sick will die from the novel coronavirus. The CDC has emphasized that the <br />mortality rates are strictly for advancing <br />“public health preparedness and planning.”
