Claim: The World Health Organization says that 3.4% of reported COVID-19 patients worldwide have died – a global fatality figure that President Donald Trump dismissed as "a false number." It's not a false number, although experts say Trump has a point that the fatality rate may ultimately be quite a bit less than 3.4%.
Fact-check: Trump and the Coronavirus Death Rate - FactCheck.org
Verdict: the world health organization says that 3.4% of reported covid-19 patients worldwide have died – a global fatality figure that president donald trump dismissed as "a false number." it's not a false number, although experts say trump has a point that the fatality rate may ultimately be quite a bit less than 3.4%.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Rem Rieder
Date published: 2020-03-06T01:00:14