Posted on 08/09/2020 8:22:04 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
A penny for your thoughts.
On a per capita basis COVID-19 has just moved into 3rd place for USA flu pandemics:
1918 USA Influenza Pandemic:
USA Population: 103,208,000
675,000 flu fatalities (est.) = 0.00654 fatalities per capita
1957-1958 Influenza Pandemic:
USA Population: 171,984,130
116,000 flu fatalities (est.) = 0.000675 fatalities per capita
1968-1969 USA Pandemic:
USA Population: 200,706,052
100,000 flu fatalities (est.) = 0.000498 fatalities per capita
2020 COVID-19 as of 8-9-2020:
USA Population: 331,002,651
165,617 COVID fatalities = 0.000500 fatalities per capita
Sources:
https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/basics/past-pandemics.html
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
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