Originally Posted by
rustykettel
Something I've been noticing in the relatively large numbers of recovered in both Iran and Italy per the Worldometers numbers, particularly compared to South Korea but also other countries. Either they're further into outbreak or assessing recovered differently (clinical vs laboratory?) is what it looks like to me. Any insight?
The facts do not agree with your assertion.
According to Worldometer (12:45 PM EST, 3/7/20), in South Korea the ratio between recovered and deaths is 118/48 = 2.46 whereas in Italy the ratio is 589/233 = 2.53. The difference is not significant.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/