[Mendy]

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

[EdFNJ]

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

[Mendy]

Originally Posted by EdFNJ

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

Thanks for including this chart. Gives further perspective.