The mortality rate is the proportion of infections that *ultimately* result in death. If we had really good data (we don’t), we could get a better estimate by pitting fatalities against *recoveries*. Since we aren’t tracking recoveries well, If we attempt to compute mortality rates right now (as infections are increasing exponentially), we’re going to badly underestimate the actual mortality rate.
The mortality rate is the proportion of infections that *ultimately* result in death. If we had really good data (we don’t), we could get a better estimate by pitting fatalities against *recoveries*. Since we aren’t tracking recoveries well, If we attempt to compute mortality rates right now (as infections are increasing exponentially), we’re going to badly underestimate the actual mortality rate.