19: death rate is 0.66% and increases with age, study estimates Elisabeth MahaseThe BMJThe overall death rate from covid-19 has been estimated at 0.66%, rising sharply to 7.8% in people aged over 80 and declining to 0.0016% in children aged 9 and under.
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