As morbid as it is to consider, one must note that about 3% of total fatalities from the virus are people 60 and under, while about 97% are people 60 and older.

As morbid as it is to consider, one must note that about 3% of total fatalities from the virus are people 60 and under, while about 97% are people 60 and older. Or, to put it another way, somebody 60 and under who catches it has about a 0.06% chance of dying, while somebody over 60 has about a 1.94% chance of dying. Of course, this is before considering the effects of overloaded hospitals, which would be likely to skew those numbers, as younger people would have a better chance of surviving without proper medical care than older people.