Mendy
04-19-2020, 09:38 PM
To clear up some of the confusion regarding annual flu deaths vs. Covid-19 deaths, here are some stats from the CDC.
Last year, the CDC had 34,200 deaths reported and attributed to the flu...that’s over a year but predominately during the defined flu season (Oct-May).
So far there have been 40,475 Covid-19 deaths since March....in just over a 6 weeks. On March 25th there were 1035 deaths reported.
39,000 people have died in less than 4 weeks! That’s 5000 more than last year's entire flu season.
Average Weekly Deaths:
Flu: 1005
Covid-19: 6745
Total Confirmed Cases:
Flu: 35.5 million
Covid-19: 760,000 (obviously way understated)
Death Rate:
Flu: .1%
Covid-19: 5.3% (way overstated based on lack of tests)
Let's hope the total Covid-19 deaths top out at no more than the 60,000 forecasted. You can do the math, Covid-19 is nothing like the flu.
Check out the link for more details.
Estimated Influenza Illnesses, Medical visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in the United States — 2018–2019 influenza season | CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2018-2019.html?fbclid=IwAR28QRwRExC_XeuxkIErQvtIO3iQDmR-FKthV3ASqKhLiNKYJZfA0JQi4MM)
Last year, the CDC had 34,200 deaths reported and attributed to the flu...that’s over a year but predominately during the defined flu season (Oct-May).
So far there have been 40,475 Covid-19 deaths since March....in just over a 6 weeks. On March 25th there were 1035 deaths reported.
39,000 people have died in less than 4 weeks! That’s 5000 more than last year's entire flu season.
Average Weekly Deaths:
Flu: 1005
Covid-19: 6745
Total Confirmed Cases:
Flu: 35.5 million
Covid-19: 760,000 (obviously way understated)
Death Rate:
Flu: .1%
Covid-19: 5.3% (way overstated based on lack of tests)
Let's hope the total Covid-19 deaths top out at no more than the 60,000 forecasted. You can do the math, Covid-19 is nothing like the flu.
Check out the link for more details.
Estimated Influenza Illnesses, Medical visits, Hospitalizations, and Deaths in the United States — 2018–2019 influenza season | CDC (https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2018-2019.html?fbclid=IwAR28QRwRExC_XeuxkIErQvtIO3iQDmR-FKthV3ASqKhLiNKYJZfA0JQi4MM)