Latest expert consensus is for around 130,000-250,000 deaths in US this year from COVID

We were all going to die from CO2 poisoning in 11 years anyway

H1N1 killed 3.5k in the US.

This is why we can't take you guys seriously. You lie, deflect, and cheat at every opportunity.

We'll be passing 3.5k deaths in the next day or so. Anyone who thinks the COVID-19 is like H1N1 is simply not listening to the experts. This is why we're hear. Too many proud know-nothings who can't be told anything unless it bolsters their delusions.

Read this information FROM THE CDC carefully and let me know your thoughts ...

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/2009-h1n1-pandemic.html

masks work, trolls don't wrote:

Let's tell it like it is wrote:

Geez... it's no wonder this is a world consumed in fear. "80%" who are infected will have mild or no symptoms. These cases will self-resolve.

Let's play with the numbers like your simpleton example. 80% mild. Oh, so 20% bad. I'd say 20% serious or critical symptoms for 330 million people is pretty bad. 66 million people with serious symptoms? You get it now? No one wants to be intubated bro.

Correct...no one wants to be intubated..."bro." But it's much less than you think. "14%" need hospital care for more severe symptoms - those cases resolve. ~6% are critical but one in four of those require a ventilator (1.5%):

And what's with your fear & panic? Poor immune system? Low vitamin d levels? (You're supposed to be a runner, right?) Perhaps one of Trump's coronavirus task force experts will make you feel better:

This is, according to the leading expert in the field, "akin" to severe seasonal flu pandemics of the past.

So, chill out "bro." Eat healthy, stay fit, keep your vitamin D levels up - maintain a strong & robust immune system! You can run from viruses but can't hide. ?

Thinning out the herd should lower future health care costs.

feef wrote:

We'll be passing 3.5k deaths in the next day or so.

That's since they began recording, since Feb 15th. So what you're saying is that in 6 weeks approximately 1 out of every 100,000 Americans has died in a hospital while having (though not necessarily because of) a repiratory infection from an influenza which goes by the name COVID-19.

The number of worldwide deaths from this type of respiratory infection is 28,799 so far, while the number of worlwide deaths from the respiratory infections from influenzas in a typical year is ~650,000.

It's way too early to declare that we're going to have a worse year in terms of respiratory infection deaths than we do in a typical year. The predictions that we will are based on multiple worst-case scenarios all ocurring (virus mutates, virus spread doesn't peter out in warmer weather, health care system doesn't ramp up quickly enough, social distancing doesn't curb the infection rate, indviduals become re-infected, positive tests are representative of infection rate, etc.).

nyciswuhan wrote:

I will be surprised if the number of deaths in the United States reaches 30,000 by year end. At some point the virus will peak and recede, probably as we close in on summer.

I am of the opinion that it has clearly been here since January and probably many 100s of thousands already had mild cases of it. I also think some people are just oddly immune, as was seen on the quarantined cruise ship. Only 20% of passengers tested positive for it after being locked in a ship filled with the virus and other sick contagious people for weeks on end

This is correct, also consider the demographic of those on a cruise ship. This is the best experimental data we have on this virus, its not going to meet the heights of those in the media would like it to.

Eric Arthur Blair wrote:

We were all going to die from CO2 poisoning in 11 years anyway

I know, right? Humans wiped out by a gas that is essential for life on Earth.

According to worldometer, the last new deaths in the USA were 177. that’s down a little from previous.

Also when comparing total deaths to any pandemic, remember the world and USA population has doubled every 50 years roughly.

I’d like to know if this years flu deaths are down due to COVID cases claiming flu death cases and also increased social distancing

Number of deaths (annually in America) for leading causes of death: Heart disease: 647,457. Cancer: 599,108. Accidents (unintentional injuries): 169,936. Chronic lower respiratory diseases: 160,201. Stroke (cerebrovascular diseases): 146,383. Alzheimer's disease: 121,404. Diabetes: 83,564. Influenza and Pneumonia: 55,672.

Also when comparing talking out of your @ss to what scientists say, remember to never be in doubt about your obvious ignorance.

Surprise, look who piped up? Yes, Giles, it applies to you as well.

jesseriley wrote:

Also when comparing talking out of your @ss to what scientists say, remember to never be in doubt about your obvious ignorance.

I suspect you’ll survive COVID, but die early due to hypertension resulting from your pent up anger and frustration.

Hey idiot - this isn't an 'influenza type' of virus - its called SARS-nCOV-2 and it is more fair to say this is a sars virus. In the last week covid has killed 10000 people in just two countries - Spain and Italy.. if we just take only those two countries and assume that the same number of people die for the rest of the year and that the number some doesnt go up, then we would have about 50000 deaths for the year in just thosw two countries.

Italy had almost 1000 deaths in one day yesterday... im sorry but to do some simple math, 365*1000 = 365000,. 365000 deaths a year in just one country at the current rate were on now, and youre suggesting that 650k global is laughable? Do you understand what exponential growth is?i

jesseriley wrote:

Surprise, look who piped up? Yes, Giles, it applies to you as well.

Stupid, resentful, and illiterate is no way to go through life, Weichei

I suspect you’ll add zeroes to your nickname lol.

jesseriley wrote:

I suspect you’ll add zeroes to your nickname lol.

This guy actually thinks this makes sense!

Even is clever!

Poor old sod

100000 wrote:

According to worldometer, the last new deaths in the USA were 177. that’s down a little from previous.

It's barely lunchtime.

It was 400 total yesterday, expect well over 500 today and rising.

The US reports its figures from local sources at different times throughout the day, some countries report all in one go.

As for Jamin's comment, yeah 3500 deaths in well over month doesn't sound too many. Sounds worse when the last 2000 of those come in the last 3 days of that period though.

Giles Corey wrote:

jesseriley wrote:

I suspect you’ll add zeroes to your nickname lol.

This guy actually thinks this makes sense!

Even is clever!

Poor old sod

You guys realize you are responding to a Russian bot, right?