Remember that IFR of a disease alone does not tell you how many people ultimately die from it. The R0 number, which determines how quickly the diseases spread,

Remember that IFR of a disease alone does not tell you how many people ultimately die from it. The R0 number, which determines how quickly the diseases spread, determines total cases and then cases X IFR = deaths. My understanding is that Covid-19 has a much higher R0 than the seasonal flu.