On the plus side, 15% of pregnant women coming to the maternity ward in one NYC hospital were COVID positive for active infection. They didn’t test for antibodies/previous infection, so the true figure for infections is likely higher than 15%, assuming pregnant women represent a population sample.
Of that 15%, only about 1 out of 15 had overt symptoms. This is more evidence that this thing isn’t particularly horrible for most people — it’s super-contagious rather than being very lethal. Best case scenario, 50% or more of NYC has already been exposed, and we’re looking at a much smaller death rate than previously predicted. 10000 / 4 million means an 0.25% death rate, not 3% as some models predicted. 50% immune in a population will also slow the growth of new cases dramatically, since 50% of people are no longer viable viral hosts.
The delirium thing seems like a general consequence of being on a vent and sedated for a long time, not of some form of viral encephalitis, but who knows?
