The death rate due to coronavirus is far higher than that of flu: WHO
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The death rate due to novel coronavirus is far higher than that of seasonal influenza, which was so far considered to kill more people. The new virus also causes more severe diseases than seasonal flu. WHO indicated that more people are susceptible to infection than estimated and some will suffer severe disease. About 3.4% of reported Covid-19 cases have died globally. Whereas seasonal flu kills far fewer than 1% of those infected.