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Two years ago was one of the worst on record, and still didn't quite hit 62,000 dead, "only" 61,099[0]. Last year was more "normal" with 34,157 deaths[1]. From
by pwinnski 6y ago
Two years ago was one of the worst on record, and still didn't quite hit 62,000 dead, "only" 61,099[0]. Last year was more "normal" with 34,157 deaths[1]. From everything I've read, current CDC estimates for this flu season are between those two numbers, and the 100k and counting COVID-19 deaths are in addition to those.
The flu sucks, but making up numbers doesn't help anybody. Taking the highest-possible value from the range "24,000 – 62,000"[2] at the end of the flu season is not a good comparison to the at-least 100,000 COVID-19 deaths nowhere near the end of "COVID-19 season."
[0] https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2017-2018.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2017-2018.htm
[1] https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2018-2019.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2018-2019.html
[2] https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-e...