Interestingly, I saw a thing recently that pointed out that the term "cases" should be taken with a pinch of salt, especially if that is being equated with "positive test".
Putting the argument of "with, not because of" aside for a moment, fatalities are a given number. As are "admitted to ICU". But when we simply state "case" and "dead", we are not being told "hospitalised" or "critical care".
So, knowing some of the characteristics of the Wu-Flu now, how many of those "cases" are simply "tested positive" and have not developed any symptoms at all, or only just been unwell?
And so, why are we all acting scared of the "cases" number?
It would be the same as telling us how many have died of cancer, then tell us how many people have reported having a lump. One does not necessarily lead to the other, and we don't act as if it does. So why are we still stirring the panic?
And while on the topic - are we sure that the basis of the "cases" is not simply "number of positive tests" - note, NOT number tested positive. I know from experience that the test is not done just once even if you do find a positive result - it is repeated. So there could be another inflation of actual numbers being implied here.