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Published 02 Mar, 2020 03:36pm

Coronavirus: What are the chances of dying?

According to a BBC report, researchers currently think that between five and 40 coronavirus cases in 1,000 will result in death, with a best guess of nine in 1,000 or about 1%.

On Sunday, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said the UK government's "very best assessment" was that the mortality rate was "2% or, likely, lower".

But it depends on a range of factors: your age, sex and general health and the health system you are in.

Read the BBC report here.

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