Flu death rate in US 0.1%, coronavirus death rate in Hubei province 2.9%

OK, figures may be off but even if they are out quite substantially, those figures show death rate 29 times higher for coronavirus.

Posted By: ede on March 14th 2020 at 15:01:48

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UK 🦠 deaths doubled 11➡️21 (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Mar 14, 14:16:34
- I think you should change your username to 'The Grim Reaper:! (General Chat) - Men without hats, Mar 14, 15:18:06
- Age? Any underlying medical conditions? (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Mar 14, 15:08:56
  - Old and yes underlying medical conditions. (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Mar 14, 15:14:58
- Will be interesting to see how long they hold out before going into lockdown. Arlene (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 14, 14:30:55
  - 16 weeks (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 14, 14:36:18
    - Sorry I stand corrected. Still a long time! (n/m) (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 14, 14:43:10
      - just had an email from Scrampton Jnr Jnr's guitar tutor (General Chat) - Ralf Scrampton, Mar 14, 14:48:41
        
        Our boys schools already setting everything up so they can have (General Chat) - Jim, Mar 14, 14:49:45
- Around 17,000 die each year of regular flu. (General Chat) - Drurys Left Nut, Mar 14, 14:28:03
  - Flu death rate in US 0.1%, coronavirus death rate in Hubei province 2.9% (General Chat) - ede, Mar 14, 15:01:48
    - I predict the death rate will be much lower. (General Chat) - usacanary, Mar 14, 15:06:46
      - Agreed but just think its dangerous to give the impression that its comparable to flu (General Chat) - ede, Mar 14, 15:09:57
  - And this is ten times more lethal than flu (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Mar 14, 14:32:49
  - This is going to ramp up to that level and beyond (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Mar 14, 14:31:43
    - I’m waiting to reflect on the time I was flippant about it all (General Chat) - Drurys Left Nut, Mar 14, 14:38:34
- I’m afraid to say,your fingers will..... (General Chat) - yellowman, Mar 14, 14:21:00
  - Yeh (n/m) (General Chat) - essexcanaryOTBC, Mar 14, 14:27:03
    - Sorry...I’m worried (n/m) (General Chat) - yellowman, Mar 14, 14:28:08

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