The Regular Flu has Killed a Lot Moar People than CoronaVirus
Death Toll in US:
FLU = 2,100 Deaths
CoronaVirus = 38 Deaths
CDC: current death rate of Pneumonia and Flu is : 6.9%
Sauce: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/weekly/index.htm
FLU: According to CDC, 4.6 million flu cases have been diagnosed so far this year—up from 2.6 million in early December. This is a high number for so early in the season, but not yet at Epidemic proportions.
These Flu cases have resulted in roughly 39,000 hospitalizations and 2,100 deaths from flu, according to CDC.
Data indicates that roughly 70 percent of the current flu cases are Influenza B and about 30 percent have been caused by Influenza A.
Sauce: https://www.medicaleconomics.com/influenza/influenza-b-leading-charge-2020-flu-season
The US now Has 1,267 Cases of CoronaVirus (16 Hours ago)
There are at least 1,267 cases of the Coronavirus in the United States, according to state and local health agencies and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
70 cases are repatriated from overseas, like citizens evacuated from China or the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan.
1,197 cases were detected and confirmed on US soil, spread out across 43 states and Washington, DC.
The US death toll is now at 38, after another patient died in Washington state.
38 people died among America's 330,421,074 Million People–It's a Pandemic!!
Sauce: https://www.worldometers.info/world-population/us-population/
Mortality Rate of CoronaVirus in China
COVID-19 Fatality Rate by AGE:
*Death Rate = (number of deaths / number of cases) = probability of dying if infected by the virus (%).
AGE DEATH RATE DEATH RATE
confirmed cases all cases
80+ years old 21.9% 14.8%
70-79 years old 8.0%
60-69 years old 3.6%
50-59 years old 1.3%
40-49 years old 0.4%
30-39 years old 0.2%
20-29 years old 0.2%
10-19 years old 0.2%
0-9 years old No fatalities
Sauce: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/coronavirus-age-sex-demographics/