About 2 patients out of 450 dying, it can be easily explained by selection bias. Perhaps the majority of patients that will die end up in the ER before they call their doctor. For people that call their doctor before they need to go to the ER the chance of dying is apparently 0.1%-0.5% (for the general population it is likely between 1%-2%, just most get really sick and need the ER before they call their regular doctor). So Zelenko’s numbers are completely consistent with the data, unless you have some data that disputes this conclusion.
As an aside, I have another question with Zelenko. How well did he follow up with his patients as to whether they actually took the protocol as prescribed. That he prescribed it can be believed, but to what extent people completed or even filled the prescriptions and/or took the drugs is not in his data.
Does this need this repeating again? Without a proper study it is really very difficult to tell if Zelenko’s protocol actually works. Further there are now many questions about the safety of taking HCQ so not sure how anyone can recommend this at this time.
P.s., Trump suggested yesterday something about sticking powerful lights in your body and injecting yourself with bleach or some other disinfectant to cure this. Just be wary about anything he suggests.