In all probability, the actual death rate in Norway from COVID-19 is far lower than 2.9x%. Some countries have conducted serological studies in order to calculate the total number in the population who have been infected with COVID-19 (7). When case fatality rates are calculated on the basis ofxthe total number infectedxrather thanxconfirmed diagnoses, the rate falls to just below 0.8x%, also in countries that have been hard hit by the pandemic. [...]

Mortality is also influenced by the population affected. In line with studies from other countries, that of Gulseth et al shows that the case fatality rate for COVID-19 is age-dependent, with few reported deaths in the age group 60 years and below