The numbers between the "flu" and COVID-19 are deceptive so here are some stats for comparing Influenza and COVID-19.
Influenza:
cases per year (average) 1,000,000,000
deaths per year (average) 291,000
calculated death rate 0.029%
COVID-19
cases to date 222,643
deaths to date 9115
calculated death rate 4.09%
Please take this seriously.
All numbers worldwide.
Technical Stuff
Influenza and COVID-19 are both a Chronavirus.
Novel (new) Chronavirus, now named COVID-19 is the illness.
The virus that causes it is named SARS-CoV-2
Read Here:
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/heal...019-vs-the-flu