Mar 16, 2020
11:31:30pm
11:31:30pm
Quick question, what are the death rates for the flu vs Covid-19?
No, not the raw number of deaths, I mean the rates of those infected. In fact, let's balance it out, let's go with those are confirmed by way of a medical visit for the flu and confirmed cases of covid in the US
Flu death rates in the US for confirmed case: .2% https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html
Covid 19: 1.9% https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html
Or, roughly, ten times worse. So, let's scale it up. That is 313,000 deaths due to the Coronavirus. And that is just that which is attributable to the virus itself. There are also secondary deaths we need to account for since this virus could overwhelm the US hospital system like it has done to Italy.
Flu death rates in the US for confirmed case: .2% https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html
Covid 19: 1.9% https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/cases-updates/cases-in-us.html
Or, roughly, ten times worse. So, let's scale it up. That is 313,000 deaths due to the Coronavirus. And that is just that which is attributable to the virus itself. There are also secondary deaths we need to account for since this virus could overwhelm the US hospital system like it has done to Italy.
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the problem in your calculations is that without strong precautions and some lockdowns/quarantines, this illness
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I don't know where you get your numbers, but it's held true in China. And no reason to believe it will change.
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