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2017-2018 was a bad flu season at 61k US deaths. So, if this turns out to be 100k, it's not 5 times worse than that.
by xscott 7y ago
2017-2018 was a bad flu season at 61k US deaths. So, if this turns out to be 100k, it's not 5 times worse than that.
- gremlinsinc 7y agoExperts estimated we'd be at 20k cases roughly by March 31st...we were at like 200-300k... so yeah experts don't know much either on how this will turn out. Some of the states not taking it seriously will drive numbers way up beyond experts best guesses. Best way to guage the toll is take a glance at deaths in 2019 vs 2020 and the difference is covid-19 related. Even if it's a heart attack who couldn't get into the ER because it was full...etc..