Estimated SARS Death Rate Rises to 15%; WHO Revises Method of Calculating Mortality; Illness More Deadly to Elderly From: The Washington Post | Date: May 8, 2003| Author: Rob Stein and Ceci Connolly | Copyright 2003 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

The death rate from severe acute respiratory syndrome has increased sharply since the epidemic began, and the new lung infection is now killing about 15 percent of victims overall, the World Health Organization concluded yesterday.

It remains unclear whether the death rate is increasing as the disease spreads, or whether the true death rate is simply emerging as more data become available. In either case, the relatively high death rate underscores the seriousness of the threat, WHO sai...

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