WHO confirms mortality rate due to coronavirus at 3.4%, higher than previous estimate

The World Health Organization (WHO) has now confirmed that the mortality rate due to coronavirus is 3.4 per cent.

The earlier estimates were projecting the death rate at just about 2 per cent.

The mortality rate for coronavirus is very low.

Fatality rate depends upon many factors like where a patient is being treated, their age, the severity of the disease and any pre-existing health conditions that they might have.

Experts have predicted that the fatality rate of the disease will decrease as the number of confirmed cases rise.

A study conducted by the Chinese centre for disease control and prevention shows that the virus mostly affects old people with pre-existing health problems.

It shows that the disease impacts people above 50 years of age much more than other age groups.

Mortality rate by age:

10 to 19 years - 0.2 per cent

20 to 29 years - 0.2 per cent

30 to 39 years - 0.2 per cent

40 to 49 years - 0.4 per cent

50 to 59 years - 1.3 per cent

60 to 69 years - 3.6 per cent

70 to 79 years - 8 per cent

80+ years - 14.8 per cent