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That's a way higher mortality rate than we've seen in Italy. There's been some suspicion that genetic differences play a role in mortality rate.Before it was contained, 8,000 people had contracted SARS; more than 700 people died. All told, SARS is estimated to have cost between $30 and $50 billion to the global economy from 2002 to 2003.
Hey, I don't have any of those! Seriously speaking, cardiovascular disease seemed to increase the chance of death to the greatest extent.Examination of the COVID-19 fatalities show that many had preexisting conditions, including hypertension, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease.
At least this isn't like the 1918 flu where the most common deaths occurred between 22 and 40 (an age range I'm within), not that I'm happy anybody's dying from this.Age also is a factor. In those under the age of 50 the risk of death is less than 0.5% while in those over the age of 70 it is more than 8%. No deaths have occurred under the age of ten so far.