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More Than 50 countries now have cases

researchers confirmed currently think that between five and 40 coronavirus cases in 1,000 result In Death , with an estimate of nine 1,000 or about 1%.

But it depends on a number of factors: your age, gender and General health, and the Health System you are in.

How hard, the mortality rate is to work?

It is a PhD level difficult. Even the count of cases is tricky.

in Most cases, the countless go most of The Virus , because people tend to not visit The Doctor with mild symptoms.

The various death rates we see reported around The World are unlikely to be due to the different versions of The Virus .

it is because other countries are better or worse at spotting mild, include harder.

Thus, under-reporting of cases makes it easy to overestimate the mortality rate. You can. but also wrong in The Other direction

It takes time before an infection leads to recovery or death.

If you have all the cases that have not yet had a chance to run its course, you underestimate mortality, because it is missing, are the cases that end up in the death later.

the scientists combine the individual pieces of the evidence on these questions to build a picture of the mortality rate.

For example, estimate the proportion of cases with mild symptoms of small, defined groups of people, the observed very carefully how people on the repatriation flights.

answers But a bit different from those pieces of evidence add up to big changes in the overall image.

If you look only data from Hubei, where the death-rate is much higher than elsewhere in China, the General mortality rate much worse.

So, the scientists give a range, as well as a best possible estimate.

that doesn't tell But even the whole story, because there is not a single death-rate.

What is the danger for people Like Me ?

die a Few types of people more likely, if you contract coronavirus: the elderly, the sick, and perhaps even men.

In The First major, the death rate was ten times higher in the very elderly compared to the middle ages.

death rates were lowest for the under-30s - there are eight deaths in over 4,500 cases.

And deaths were at least five times more common in people with diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart or breathing problems.

It was even a slightly higher number of deaths among men compared to women.

All of these factors interact with each other, and we do not yet have a complete picture of The Risk for each type of person in every situation.

at least 621 people have been infected, on the Diamond Princess Cruise Ship in Japan, What I live, The Risk for people, where?

A group of 80-year-old men in China could have very different risks for men of the same age in Europe or Africa

your prognosis also depends on The Treatment you receive.

again, depends on what is available, and the Phase of the epidemic.

If the epidemic takes off, then health systems are flooded with cases - there are only so many intensive care units or fans in a particular Area .

Coronavirus patients in England are treated in a specialist centre at The Royal Free Hospital in London it Is more dangerous than the flu?

We can not use the mortality comparisons, because many people with mild flu symptoms, you never choose to visit a doctor.

we do not know how many cases there are the influenza or any new Virus every year.

But flu continues to kill people, in the UK, as it is every winter.

As data is developed, the scientists are developing a clearer picture of who is most At Risk , should be a Corona Virus outbreak in the United Kingdom.

The basic advice from The Who that you can protect yourself from all respiratory viruses by washing your hands, avoiding people who cough and sneeze, and try not to touch your eyes, nose and mouth.

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