The mortality rate of novel coronavirus pneumonia is not high; it should be half as low as that of SARS, and the mortality rate is the same as that of influenza pneumonia. Nationwide, the mortality rate is generally 0.2%-0.4%, with a higher rate of 2%-5% in Wuhan. This value is not completely fixed, and accurate calculations can only be made after the end of the epidemic, and is now only a rough estimate of the rate. The mortality rate is lower than that of SARS because the base of novel coronavirus infections is larger, and the number of deaths is relatively higher than the total number of SARS cases, but the actual mortality rate is not high. Source: Dr. Yurai