Lets do some math

NATION WIDE

Total Covid-19 tests given: 6,026,170

Total positive tests for Covid-19: 1,033,157

Total deaths from attributed to Covid-19: 55,225

17% infection rate, if we extrapolate this and assume the entire country was able to be tested (328.2 Million) we would have 55,794,000 infected Covid-18 patients.

The number of deaths stays the same so we have a 0.098% death rate nationwide from Covid-19.

How does this compare to the last flu season? 2017-2018

*Numbers are approximate due to how flu like illness is reported

Total flu infections: 48.8 million

Total deaths: 79,400

This is a 0.16% death rate.

Lets do New York the epicenter of the current pandemic.

NEW YORK

Total Covid-19 tests given: 872,481

Total positive tests for Covid-19: 299,691

Total deaths from attributed to Covid-19: 18,015

34% infection rate, extrapolate with the entire population of New York (19.45 Million) we get 6,613,000 total infected making the death rate 0.27%

Here are the leading causes of deaths in New York for 2017

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/states/newyork/newyork.htm

The total deaths for New York in 2017 (not including violent crime)

is 117,466, or average 321 per day compared to their population of 19.45 Million that is a 0.6% death rate

Does any of this seem to add up to "overwhelmed" hospitals?

Nationwide death rate of Covid-19:0.098%

New York State Death rate of Covid-19:0.27%

2017-2018 Flu Nation wide death rate: 0.16%

New York average yearly death rate (2017):0.6%

Flu stat source: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2017-2018/archive.htm

Covid-19 stats source: https://www.politico.com/interactives/2020/coronavirus-testing-by-state-chart-of-new-cases/