geezaz, Trumpists are out again comparing death numbers for COVID-19 to the seasonal flu... claiming Trump is doing a great job handling COVID-19 in comparison! Somehow, the benchmark reference being used for seasonal flu is 61,000 deaths in the U.S..
go figure:
- no mention is made of an available vaccine for seasonal flu... versus the stay-at-home, social distancing extreme measures being taken for COVID-19
- no mention that the official recognized seasonal flu season runs 6 months - from October to March (with peaks over 3 months of that period)
- somehow an estimate of 61,000 was chosen (as represented by the actual 2017-2018 estimate)... not the 38,000 for 2016-2017, or the 23,000 for 2015-2016... or even the most recent 34,000 for 2018-2019
actual COVID-19 counts:
- 4 weeks ago: 58 deaths
- 3 weeks ago: 323 deaths
- 2 weeks ago: 2,043 deaths
- 1 week ago: 8,488 deaths
right now: Last updated: April 12, 2020, 21:22 GMT => COVID-19 cases 557,235 / deaths 21,956