—-CDC updates on the cold and flu season in the United states, 2019-2020—
FLU
34 million cases
Days since flu season started in the US: 79+/- (CDC: US is in week 10)
350,000 hospitalized
20,000 deaths
Summarized from CDC: Risk is primarily to elderly and immuno compromised, from complications such as pneumonia*.
Covid-19
1st case in the US January 12, 2020
Days since first case: 58 days (CDC: 1st US case Jan 12)
164 cases
<12 hospitalized
11 deaths
Most show only mild symptoms! And majority with it show no symptoms at all:
https://www.businessinsider.com/coronavirus-80-percent-cases-are-mild-2020-2?op=1
Summarized from CDC: All US experience suggests Coronavirus symptoms are mostly mild (with risk to elderly and immuno-compromised, from complications such as pneumonia*) with most common occurrence being dry cough and fever. A report OUT OF CHINA says serious illness occurs in 16% of patients, but we have NOT SEEN THIS HERE. In fact, MOST of our patients have only the dry cough and fever and are not hospitalized.
CDC recommendations for coronavirus patients at home not needing hospitalized:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-home-care.html
………And today I learned people buy and sell stocks on their feels and not on facts. But then again knowing what we know…did I really expect anything different?