COVID
-19 outbreak looks far more dangerous than
SARS
Total number of virus cases since outbreak reported
100,000
90,000
80,000
70,000
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
79,394
China (COVID‑19)
5,327
China (SARS)
8,000
7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
1,000
0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
6,009
Rest of the World (COVID‑19)
3,095
Rest of the World (SARS)
