80% of victims were over the age of 60 and 75% had some form of underlying condition, according to China’s National Health Commission.
The death rate from the Wuhan coronavirus across mainland China stands at 2.1%, China’s National Health Commission said in a press update on Tuesday.
In Hubei province, the epicenter of the outbreak, the rate is 3.1%, said Jiao Yahui, deputy director of the National Health Commissions State Health Administration.
Hubei province accounts for 97% of all deaths.