The fatality rate of the coronavirus disease is over 1.5 % and the infection fatality ratio is less than 1 % .
The case fatality rate is estimated at between 2 % and 3 % , with the infection fatality ratio ( the mortality among infected ) thought to be below 1 % .Cases were initially identified in Wuhan , capital of Hubei province in China in December 2019 .
Coronavirus disease 2019