That seems pretty low compared to what is happening here in Belgium.
We are at 22k deaths with +/- 25% of a 11M of the population having been infected (based on serology and statistical estimates).
We are at 22k deaths with +/- 25% of a 11M of the population having been infected (based on serology and statistical estimates).
But if the newspaper I read are right, there is a catch: when tests were not available, Belgium counted as a covid death every case where it could be suspected. Even nowadays, in case of comorbidity, covid is always written down as the cause of death. So 22k is probably a maximum, and, taking into accound the 25% uncertainty on the denominator, the real rate could very different.
And with respect to the counting, it seems like the Belgian numbers more of less match the reported excess deaths in 2020 within 10% [1].
[1] https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.01.27.21250604v...
Antibody surveys suggest around 40% have been infected which puts the death rate around 0.91%