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03-29-2020, 08:53 AM
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Originally Posted by patsyopnp
I don’t know why you say flu has killed 10 times more people. Not true! The new coronavirus causing COVID-19 has led to more than 454,000 illnesses and more than 20,550 deaths worldwide. For comparison, in the U.S. alone, the flu (also called influenza) has caused an estimated 38 million illnesses, 390,000 hospitalizations and 23,000 deaths this season, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Huh? The World Health Organization estimates that the flu kills about 250,000 to 500,000 people per year worldwide.
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