How many people get severe infections from COVID-19?

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 80% of people infected with COVID-19 are asymptomatic or experience mild symptoms, while 20?velop severe illness. Severe infections vary greatly across different age groups: 8% of children ages 0-9, 29% of those aged 10-19, and 57% of adults over 60 were reported to have developed severe or critical cases of COVID-19. Of all cases, 7.3 % have led to death from complications due to the virus. It is important for everyone who can be vaccinated to get their vaccine and for us all to continue practicing safe health practices like wearing masks in public in order maintain our collective health and reduce the spread of this seriously contagious virus.