"With the new variant, for 1,000 people infected, roughly 13 or 14 people might be expected to die," he said. LONDON WEDDING WITH 150 GUESTS BROKEN UP BY POLICE OVER LOCKDOWN VIOLATIONSIn contrast to that uncertainty, he said, there is growing confidence that the variant is more easily passed on than the original coronavirus strain. One analysis did not find an increased risk of death among people admitted to a hospital with the new strain. Paul Hunter, Professor in Medicine at the University of East Anglia, said "there is quite a bit of difference in the estimated increased risk of death between the different analyses, though most, but not all, show increased risk of death," he said. However, an increased case fatality rate is certainly possible with a virus that has upped its game in transmission."

Source: Fox News January 23, 2021 02:48 UTC