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80pc coronavirus victims aged over 60


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Published : 04 Feb 2020 08:35 PM | Updated : 06 Sep 2020 09:21 AM

The death rate from the Wuhan coronavirus across mainland China stands at 2.1pc, China’s National Health Commission said in a press update on Tuesday, reports CNN. In Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, the rate is 3.1pc, said Jiao Yahui, deputy director of the National Health Commissions State Health Administration.

Hubei province accounts for 97% of all deaths. Of the 425 confirmed deaths across mainland China, 80pc of the victims were over the age of 60, and 75pc of victims had some form of underlying disease, Jiao added. Two-thirds of the confirmed deaths are male.

Jiao attributed the higher number of deaths in Hubei province to the large number of severe cases as well as the initial lack of hospital beds to treat patients. Despite the youngest confirmed case being just one month old, the majority of cases -- especially severe cases -- involve elderly patients, Jiao said.

The national average time needed for a patient to fully recover is nine days, according to Jiao. She added that in Hubei province the recovery time is higher at 20 days because there are more severe cases. There are currently 20,438 confirmed cases of the Wuhan coronavirus across mainland China.