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Coronavirus: Largest study suggests elderly and sick are most at risk

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Health officials in China have published the first details of more than 70,000 cases of Covid-19, in the biggest study since the outbreak began. As quoted by bbc.com on Feb18,  data from the Chinese Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CCDC) found that more than 80 percent of the cases have been mild with the sick and elderly most at risk. The research also points to the high risk for medical staff. The findings put the overall death rate of the Covid-19 virus at 2.3 percent.  In Hubei, the worst affected province, the death rate is 2.9% compared with only 0.4 percent in the rest of the country. China's latest official figures released on Tuesday (Feb18) put the overall death toll at 1,868 and 72,436 infections. Officials said there were 98 new deaths and 1,886 new cases in the past day, 93 of those deaths and 1,807 of the infections were in Hubei province, the epicentre of the outbreak. More than 12,000 people have recovered, according to Chinese authorities// Voi.bbc.com

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