That's confirmed cases so take these figures with a grain of salt. E.g. those are (probably) upper bounds EDIT: Here are the stats for the seasonal flu: https:

That's confirmed cases so take these figures with a grain of salt. E.g. those are (probably) upper bounds EDIT: Here are the stats for the seasonal flu: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/past-seasons.html https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/past-seasons.html tldr: 1-2% hospitalization average