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The number of cases in my state is doubling or more every two or three days, going from zero cases 2 1/2 weeks ago to 371 today and our first death occurred today. I am over 65, so nowhere near the apparent target age group (21-30 yr olds are 122 of the 371) in the state, but it sounds serious to me. My Republic Governor, Bill Lee started taking taking conservative appropriate action the day it showed up, Since then has declared an emergency and issued sound instructions to minimize danger and slow the threat as much as possible, but not to downplay or minimize the threat to the people of the state. We're kind of conservative down here. We want to conserve Tennesseans.If you are saying that Covid-19 is much more infectious than any of the standard flu viruses we deal with on a yearly bases, you are correct. Throw baby out with bath water? Well, infectious rate for babies and children is in fact very low, but I would simply make sure to wash their little hands regularly and keep them away from other groups of children, run the bathwater down the drain and clean the tub or sink using a disinfectant spray. The threat is not moot yet and not expected to be anytime soon. Bye the way, Medium.com seems to have shut down the link you supplied, supporting (poorly) that other thread you started to downplay the Covid-19 world pandemic, and have put the post you sight under investigation for breaking Medium.com's standards. Which is really a shock, coming from medium. You will simply have to improve your sources.Again, the flu is not nearly as selective so the comparison is moot.Haven't done the math in last 3 days, but doesn't take a mathematician to know that more people tested will raise the denominator enough to outpace the numerator, but nobody but you thinks it is going to get down to the morbidity of the 4 or so more common Flu viruses (combined) that we are and have been mass vaccinating against for years. Stay safe in you home school math class, wash your hands, follow the advice of the president (when he is on script, not talking off the cuff), avoid crowds and don't eat the chalk for you blackboard. It ain't a peppermint stick.10 times nearly zero is still nearly zero. But if you focus on the numerator without considering the denominator then you can make insulting allegations.
Go get a 5th grade math book.
Time to stop throwing the baby out with the bath water.
What Im saying the for the percentage of people affected by the virus in the overall population, the government has grossly over reacted and the media is in a fear factor feeding frenzy.
The Government and the media actions are far worse than the virus and will change America forever.
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No problem, just remember latest numbers
Wuhan Virus Confirmed cases in the United States = 26,747
Death from Wuhan Virus = 340 or 1.271%
(340 / 26747) * 100
1.271% or a 98.72 Survival rate
Note most of those that died suffered from underlying medical conditions
Total US Population Affected by the Virus = 0.00596061548%
Leaving the rest US Population like Ivory Soap 99 and 44/100% pure