Trump bragged that the coronavirus case fatality rate is lower in the US than Europe, but that's only because so many Americans are sick

• President Trump on Tuesday boasted that the US' coronavirus case fatality rate "is lower than the European Union, and almost everywhere else in the world."
• That may be true, but it's also misleading.
• Because so many Americans are sick with the virus right now, the case fatality rate is low, but that doesn't mean the disease is any less deadly here.
• In fact, when you look at the number of Americans who've died from the virus on a population-wide basis, the US is on par with much of Europe and outpaces many other rich countries around the world. 
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President Donald Trump gave a somber message about the coronavirus outbreak in the US at a Tuesday press conference.

"It will probably, unfortunately, get worse before it gets better," Trump said of the outbreak, which is hitting many southern US states hard right now, adding that is "something I don't like saying about things, but that's the way it is."

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