So, I& #39;m sure at some point you& #39;ve heard some version of "the yearly flu is more deadly that the coronavirus."

I knew this couldn& #39;t be right since a lot of those people were Fox News trash or their demo. But, I was curious what the actual numbers were, so I looked them up.
INFLUENZA - U.S. estimated cases & deaths
(Annual average from 2010 - 2019, Uncertainty Index)

Symptomatic Cases: 25,891,542 - 35,777,299
Deaths: 30,593 - 54,296
Mortality rate: 0.118 - 0.151%

Source: CDC https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html">https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about...
COVID-19 - U.S. confirmed cases & deaths
(January 23, 2020 to April 15, 2020)

Confirmed Cases: 609,995
Deaths: 26,069
Mortality rate: 4.27%

Source: Johns Hopkins https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html ">https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html&...
Coronavirus is 28 to 37 times more deadly than the annual flu in America.

But, these same folk usually double down by saying, "So what? COVID-19 has infected far fewer people, so what if a few more of that smaller group die?

1) The people arguing this are trash.
4) Stay-at-home orders have been implemented nationally and across the globe to limit the spread. Without these both the confirmed cases and deaths would be much higher.
(shrugs) I have no call to action. Just sharing.

Although, here& #39;s a list of Relief Funds from http://Eater.com"> http://Eater.com . I have not vetted any of them, so make sure you do your due diligence. But, I generally like what http://Eater.com"> http://Eater.com  has to offer. https://www.eater.com/2020/3/17/21182293/coronavirus-relief-funds-restaurants-food-service-workers">https://www.eater.com/2020/3/17...
Also if my math/thought process is incorrect, would someone smarter than me please let me know?
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