This is the good coronavirus news the world needs right now

[Chris Smith]

• The coronavirus death rate for severe COVID-19 patients who require ventilation is lower than initially believed.
• The data shows that patients who end up on breathing machines have a higher chance of surviving ventilation, similar to people fighting other diseases that can cause similar lung complications.
• Doctors have learned how to better assess the need for ventilation, and new therapies can help reduce complications. The risk of death is yet to be significantly reduced, however.

The United States just had its worst week of the novel coronavirus pandemic so far. In the last three days alone, more than 150,000 cases were diagnosed at an average of over 50,000 cases per day. The 60,000 mark seems imminent at this point, with Anthony Fauci having recently warned that we might see 100,000 new daily cases if the spread isn’t contained. The rest of the world isn’t doing any better — collectively, at least — having reported more than 200,000 daily cases for three straight days and surpassing more than 11 million cumulative cases. More than 531,000 people have died since it all started, including over 132,000 Americans. Thousands more will die by October, according to estimates. It’s not just that the virus might be spreading faster than before, thanks to what might be a significant mutation. This genetic change doesn’t seem to affect the efficacy of vaccines and other drugs though, so it doesn’t make the virus more deadly than before. It's people who ignore social distancing guidelines and face masks who are responsible for the massive new surges in cases.

When all taken together, these are dire figures and facts that paint a clear and worrisome picture. The illness will not go away anytime soon. It will not disappear like Trump keeps suggesting, and it will not slow down during the summer months. But there’s some good news emerging in all of this that has to be acknowledged. While many people continue to die of COVID-19 complications all over the world, doctors are reporting increased survival rates for severe cases who end up requiring mechanical ventilation.

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