The current flu season is now winding down. These are the Preliminary Burden Estimates for the 2019-2020 Flu Season from the CDC.
Note that the figures for these four categories are only mid-line compared to the CDC estimate ranges.
Influenza-Related from October 1, 2019 to March 14, 2020:
TOTAL ILLNESSES: 46,000,000
MEDICAL VISITS: 22,000,000
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 565,000
DEATHS: 43,000 (including 100 children)
www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/preliminary-in-season-estimates.htm
Here are the U.S. COVID-19 stats as of March 31, 2020:
TOTAL ILLNESSES: 175,669
HOSPITALIZATIONS: 22,000
DEATHS: 3,424
www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
h/t DS
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