Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
Talk of The Villages Florida - Rentals, Entertainment & More
#1
|
||
|
||
![]()
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 |
|
#2
|
||
|
||
![]()
Also Covid is very much more (more than twice as) contagious than the flu and affects the body in a much more severe way and is what makes it the problem that it is and why "lockdown" was necessary. Here is an interesting comparison: Why the Covid-19 coronavirus is worse than the flu, in one chart - Vox
__________________
. . "I think the scariest person in the world is the person with no sense of humor." Michael J. Fox |
#3
|
||
|
||
![]() Quote:
|
Closed Thread |
|
|