777JRM Thanks - I was looking at gov.uk.
I hadn't found those stats before - once I've waded through them I'll certainly be better informed
FlipFlapFlop Not ridiculous at all - simply using the numbers provided.
My figure of 5% mortality certainly sits in the middle of those produced by JHU
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/mortality
I willingly concede the point that the death rate from Covid is now well below some other causes - but, personally, I do my best, where possible, to avoid risk. The number of deaths, in the past few days, from lightning strikes is 0 - but I'm still not going to stand under a lone tree, in the middle of a large field, during a thunder storm.
The Blu Riband I agree with your statement about death rates. Unfortunately I am more worried, these days, about long term mordibity (as opposed to mortality).
This program raises some worrying questions:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...-my-brother-me