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As a healthy 38 year old if i get the coronavirus will i likely have mild symptoms only and maybe not even know i had it?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Possibly: Death Rate = (number of deaths / number of cases) = probability of dying if infected by the virus (%). The current estimated death rate in your age group is 0.2%. REF: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/

Answered 5/16/2020

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