> Thus it is likely many more than 2.4million americans have been infected/exposed, potentially drawing down the death rate well below 1%. The parent poster is

> Thus it is likely many more than 2.4million americans have been infected/exposed, potentially drawing down the death rate well below 1%. The parent poster is not saying 2.4 million Americans were infected. The poster is saying 2.4 million New Yorkers were infected.