Fair enough. I was using a range in order to address other countries as well. Early on, before we had the vaccine and ways to help reduce mortality, the WHO sa

Fair enough. I was using a range in order to address other countries as well. Early on, before we had the vaccine and ways to help reduce mortality, the WHO said: > Globally, about 3.4% of reported COVID-19 cases have died. By comparison, seasonal flu generally kills far fewer than 1% of those infected. https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing-on-covid-19---3-march-2020 https://www.who.int/director-general/speeches/detail/who-dir... We know this number was likely under-reporting the total cases, due to asymptomatic cases we didn't test for, but I think a range of 1-3% mortality for COVID, letting it go unchecked, is reasonable. This isn't even accounting for variants, as Delta evidenced. Deaths will climb as our hospitals become encumbered, so we can't rely on the low-range estimates if fewer people are able to receive treatment. This is why we can't just accept COVID as something we live with and do nothing about quite yet.