OMG this BS from the American Ostrich again????
Finally we have proof of the deadliness of Covid19 from NYC.
NYC had 53,006 deaths from all causes in 2014
NYC had 2,220 deaths from Influenza and Pneumonia in 2014
https://data.cityofnewyork.us/Health/New-York-City-Leading-Causes-of-Death/jb7j-dtam
Another rough estimate for number of deaths in NYC every year,
from Quora - 1 death every 9 minutes, 158 per day, 57,000 per year
https://www.quora.com/How-many-people-die-in-New-York-every-day
So roughly 158 people die in NYC every day and 2220/100 = 22 die every day of influenza and pneumonia every day assuming a 100 day flu season.
For overall deaths there is very little seasonality. March is 108% of the average death rate for the year.
http://www.legacy.com/news/culture-and-trends/article/yes-its-true-more-people-die-in-january
90% of NYS deaths from Covid19 so far were in New York City
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2020/03/new-york-coronavirus-cases-updates.html
There were 95 Covid19 deaths in NYS 3-25 so about 81 in NYC - compared to 158 deaths from all causes on an average day and 22 deaths from flu on an average day during flu season.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/
So all the moron “flubros” out there can kiss my ass, the facts are already there, FOUR TIMES the number of normal flu deaths yesterday, and more than 50% more deaths than normal FROM ALL CAUSES in NYC.
It took me a while but your stats are very interesting. Certainly this virus is more contagious and more virulent than a typical flu. To believe otherwise is to basically distrust everyone in the world. We all (especially our educated) can tell this is different.
It won’t always be this way. AIDS killed savagely but we know how to stop that now. This will also fade into the many viruses we now can treat easily. And the already sick and infirm will always be “hardest hit” including by a typical light cold.