Covid-19: How likely you are to die from the virus, according to the latest research

The pandemic rages on and over 2 million people have now succumbed to Covid-19. Since last year, scientists have scrambled to determine just how deadly the virus is. But it's a hard question to answer. “Globally, about 3.4 per cent of reported Covid-19 cases have died,’’ WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus​ told media during a March 2020 briefing. The comments sparked widespread alarm, particularly as initial estimates suggested Covid-19’s mortality rate was lower. A death rate of 3.4 per cent was terrifying. Flu’s mortality rate, in comparison, is usually below 0.1 per cent. During the Spanish influenza pandemic, 2.5 percent of those infected died.