10 percent

[George K]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/medical-databases-show-1-in-10-hospitalized-middle-aged-coronavirus-patients-in-us-do-not-survive/2020/04/11/284485a2-7bfe-11ea-b6ff-597f170df8f8_story.html

The novel coronavirus is killing about 1 in 10 hospitalized middle-aged patients and 4 in 10 who are older than 85 in the United States, and it is particularly lethal to men even when taking into account common chronic diseases that exacerbate risk, according to previously unpublished data from a company that aggregates real-time patient data from 1,000 hospitals and 180,000 health-care providers.

[brenda]

The punch line is "So if you get it, don't go to the hospital!"

Really sobering numbers there, George. I'm planning on skipping my birthday this year to keep my odds better.

[Axtremus]

@brenda said in 10 percent:

I'm planning on skipping my birthday this year to keep my odds better.

Yes! The lower your age, the better your odds.

[Aqua Letifer]

Why are kidney problems the most dangerous comorbidities?