Coronavirus: Who is most at risk of dying?

Experts say the overall mortality rate of coronavirus remains uncertain.

Medical workers at a coronavirus detection lab

Medical workers at a coronavirus detection lab in Wuhan in central China's Hubei Province. Source: AAP

As the number of confirmed coronavirus cases across 61 countries hit 86,000 with nearly 3,000 deaths to date, the profile of those most at risk of dying is coming into focus, experts told AFP.

But the overall mortality rate remains uncertain, they said.

The World Health Organization raised its global risk assessment to its top level Friday, with the global health crisis edging closer to a pandemic.

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