Wuhan Death Rate in US Cut Nearly in Half

[Desperado]

Do the math yourself the death rate is going down
right now 23,480 confirmed cases in the US with 285 deaths
285 divided by 23,480 times 100 for the percentage and you have a death rate of 1.213% or stated another way
a Survival Rate of 98.786%
So stop your panicking.


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[harmonica]

Coronavirus Death Rate in Wuhan Is Lower than Previously Thought, Study Finds
Lower death rate estimates for coronavirus provide glimmer of hope - STAT

 

[Crepitus]

It's been 1.3%. I ran the numbers yesterday and got 1.31%.
It's around 10% in Italy.
That's the difference between them and us. Thank God we have a President who takes care of business.

They have only lost that many because their health care system was totally incapable of dealing with the case load.

Ahhhh, the Joy's of socialized medicine.

Their problems stem from underfunding, not socialism.

We are suffering from the same thing to a lessor extent.

You're right. The empty shelves are a better indication of the effects of socialism.

I what fantasy world is Walmart socialism?

 

[TroglocratsRdumb]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Mortality rate
A recent study estimated that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is 2.3 percent, more than 20 times the death rate from the flu.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

What totally amazes me is that out of all the 200,000 cases or so NOT ONE SINGLE DEATH of a child under 9 years old! A virus that doesn't kill kids? Has that ever happened?

That sounds like the Starr Trek episode "And the Children shall lead"

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Mortality rate
A recent study estimated that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is 2.3 percent, more than 20 times the death rate from the flu.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

I like your optimistic spirit. Not 20 times more deadly, only 10 times more deadly. If we do enough mass testing, maybe we can get it down to 4 or 5 times as deadly. It won't help the dead or their families, but if it makes you feel better, more power to ya. You're probably a fairly decent person in the real world.

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.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Mortality rate
A recent study estimated that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is 2.3 percent, more than 20 times the death rate from the flu.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

Are you trying to say they are hiding this? All the figures are out there and the math is pretty simple. Nobody's hiding anything.

It’s a matter of emphasis and omission more than actual hiding.

 

[Kilroy2]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Mortality rate
A recent study estimated that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is 2.3 percent, more than 20 times the death rate from the flu.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

well I would agree with that the death rate will me minimal and far less than previous pandemics but for the rest of us who survive we will be scared when we cannot even find toilet paper to wipe our asses

and most business our shutting down so what is left is a trip the convenience store where we can see how long we can hold our breath

I always laughed at my father with his survivalist views but its hard to hold your breath and laugh at the same time.

 

[Fueri]

Fatality rate is falling. This was expected as testing ramped up.

"Looking at the US fatality, the fatality rate is drastically declining as the number of cases increases, halving every four or five days. The fatality rate will eventually level off and plateau as the US case-mix becomes apparent.

• 4.06% March 8 (22 deaths of 541 cases)
• 3.69% March 9 (26 of 704)
• 3.01% March 10 (30 of 994)
• 2.95% March 11 (38 of 1,295)
• 2.52% March 12 (42 of 1,695)
• 2.27% March 13 (49 of 2,247)
• 1.93% March 14 (57 of 2,954)
• 1.84% March 15 (68 of 3,680)
• 1.90% March 16 (86 of 4,503)
• 1.76% March 17 (109 of 6,196)
• 1.66% March 18 (150 of 9,003)
• 1.51% March 19th (208 of 13,789)
• 1.32% March 20th (256 of 19,383)"

Source: Worldometers.info

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

Fatality rate is falling. This was expected as testing ramped up.

"Looking at the US fatality, the fatality rate is drastically declining as the number of cases increases, halving every four or five days. The fatality rate will eventually level off and plateau as the US case-mix becomes apparent.

• 4.06% March 8 (22 deaths of 541 cases)
• 3.69% March 9 (26 of 704)
• 3.01% March 10 (30 of 994)
• 2.95% March 11 (38 of 1,295)
• 2.52% March 12 (42 of 1,695)
• 2.27% March 13 (49 of 2,247)
• 1.93% March 14 (57 of 2,954)
• 1.84% March 15 (68 of 3,680)
• 1.90% March 16 (86 of 4,503)
• 1.76% March 17 (109 of 6,196)
• 1.66% March 18 (150 of 9,003)
• 1.51% March 19th (208 of 13,789)
• 1.32% March 20th (256 of 19,383)"

Source: Worldometers.info

What’s missing are the demographic stats. It’s painfully obvious at this point that specific people need to be isolated while the world gets back to work.

 

[Fueri]

Fatality rate is falling. This was expected as testing ramped up.

"Looking at the US fatality, the fatality rate is drastically declining as the number of cases increases, halving every four or five days. The fatality rate will eventually level off and plateau as the US case-mix becomes apparent.

• 4.06% March 8 (22 deaths of 541 cases)
• 3.69% March 9 (26 of 704)
• 3.01% March 10 (30 of 994)
• 2.95% March 11 (38 of 1,295)
• 2.52% March 12 (42 of 1,695)
• 2.27% March 13 (49 of 2,247)
• 1.93% March 14 (57 of 2,954)
• 1.84% March 15 (68 of 3,680)
• 1.90% March 16 (86 of 4,503)
• 1.76% March 17 (109 of 6,196)
• 1.66% March 18 (150 of 9,003)
• 1.51% March 19th (208 of 13,789)
• 1.32% March 20th (256 of 19,383)"

Source: Worldometers.info

What’s missing are the demographic stats. It’s painfully obvious at this point that specific people need to be isolated while the world gets back to work.

Yep.

Flatten the curve so as not to overwhelm the medical resources, I think everyone gets that. At some point, though, economics has to become part of the calculus.

We cannot simply shelter in place until a vaccine or miracle cure shows up, as we're likely looking at a year or more, which simply isn't feasible....

 

[White 6]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Mortality rate
A recent study estimated that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is 2.3 percent, more than 20 times the death rate from the flu.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

I like your optimistic spirit. Not 20 times more deadly, only 10 times more deadly. If we do enough mass testing, maybe we can get it down to 4 or 5 times as deadly. It won't help the dead or their families, but if it makes you feel better, more power to ya. You're probably a fairly decent person in the real world.

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.

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.

 

[Desperado]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Mortality rate
A recent study estimated that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is 2.3 percent, more than 20 times the death rate from the flu.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

I like your optimistic spirit. Not 20 times more deadly, only 10 times more deadly. If we do enough mass testing, maybe we can get it down to 4 or 5 times as deadly. It won't help the dead or their families, but if it makes you feel better, more power to ya. You're probably a fairly decent person in the real world.

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.

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.

Something to think about too..... not everyone that has the virus has been tested... mostly because they had no or mild symptoms and thought it was just a cold. So that mortality rate is even lower than the 1.3%

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Mortality rate
A recent study estimated that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is 2.3 percent, more than 20 times the death rate from the flu.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

I like your optimistic spirit. Not 20 times more deadly, only 10 times more deadly. If we do enough mass testing, maybe we can get it down to 4 or 5 times as deadly. It won't help the dead or their families, but if it makes you feel better, more power to ya. You're probably a fairly decent person in the real world.

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.

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.

Again, the flu is not nearly as selective so the comparison is moot.
Time to stop throwing the baby out with the bath water.

 

[RoshawnMarkwees]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Mortality rate
A recent study estimated that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is 2.3 percent, more than 20 times the death rate from the flu.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

I like your optimistic spirit. Not 20 times more deadly, only 10 times more deadly. If we do enough mass testing, maybe we can get it down to 4 or 5 times as deadly. It won't help the dead or their families, but if it makes you feel better, more power to ya. You're probably a fairly decent person in the real world.

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.

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.

Something to think about too..... not everyone that has the virus has been tested... mostly because they had no or mild symptoms and thought it was just a cold. So that mortality rate is even lower than the 1.3%

That’s been my argument all along.
Two important facts: the numbers are not nearly as accurate as they need to be because we still don’t have a grasp on the overall infections and, 2: this disease afflicts a very specific demographic of elderly and/or weakened bodies.
We’re wagging the dog here.
Now we have to tally the numbers of those who die as a result of the government restrictions and weigh it against the virus deaths.

 

[White 6]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Mortality rate
A recent study estimated that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is 2.3 percent, more than 20 times the death rate from the flu.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

I like your optimistic spirit. Not 20 times more deadly, only 10 times more deadly. If we do enough mass testing, maybe we can get it down to 4 or 5 times as deadly. It won't help the dead or their families, but if it makes you feel better, more power to ya. You're probably a fairly decent person in the real world.

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.

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.

Again, the flu is not nearly as selective so the comparison is moot.
Time to stop throwing the baby out with the bath water.

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.

 

[JimBowie1958]

It's been 1.3%. I ran the numbers yesterday and got 1.31%.
It's around 10% in Italy.
That's the difference between them and us. Thank God we have a President who takes care of business.

They have only lost that many because their health care system was totally incapable of dealing with the case load.
Ahhhh, the Joy's of socialized medicine.

Trump is being wildly successful at taking care of this COVID19, despite what Chicom shills say in our media attacking him.

When this is over the Feds should investigate ties between the Chicoms and our press and neutralize it entirely.

We should not allow enemy nations to own or control our media.

 

[MarathonMike]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Mortality rate
A recent study estimated that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is 2.3 percent, more than 20 times the death rate from the flu.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

What totally amazes me is that out of all the 200,000 cases or so NOT ONE SINGLE DEATH of a child under 9 years old! A virus that doesn't kill kids? Has that ever happened?

I don’t know. I don’t think I want to know.
As soon as one does you can expect it to be reported as proof that all children are vulnerable.

Oh there's plenty of reporting already about children at risk. They found one kid who basically has no immune system who got the Chinese virus. He's recovering just fine.

 

[Desperado]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

I like your optimistic spirit. Not 20 times more deadly, only 10 times more deadly. If we do enough mass testing, maybe we can get it down to 4 or 5 times as deadly. It won't help the dead or their families, but if it makes you feel better, more power to ya. You're probably a fairly decent person in the real world.

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.

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.

Again, the flu is not nearly as selective so the comparison is moot.
Time to stop throwing the baby out with the bath water.

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.

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.
Get the latest info here
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[White 6]

February 28 said it was more than 20 times worse than flu.
Not anymore. I’m convinced that rate will continue to diminish as more are tested.
Flu kills roughly .1%.
As of yesterday, March 20, Wuhan is down to 1.3% in US. Not being reported that way. It sucks that I have to do my own investigation and reporting.
19,700 cases, 273 deaths. Do the math. The media won’t (can’t).
Also consider that the death rate is still almost exclusive to people with compromised conditions, be it age and/or wellness. Flu is not as discriminatory.

Mortality rate
A recent study estimated that the mortality rate from COVID-19 is 2.3 percent, more than 20 times the death rate from the flu.

Then...
Why it’s too early to compare COVID-19 with the flu

Now...
The US has reported 273 coronavirus deaths, and more than 19,700 cases across all 50 states. Here's what we know about the US patients.

What totally amazes me is that out of all the 200,000 cases or so NOT ONE SINGLE DEATH of a child under 9 years old! A virus that doesn't kill kids? Has that ever happened?

I don’t know. I don’t think I want to know.
As soon as one does you can expect it to be reported as proof that all children are vulnerable.

Oh there's plenty of reporting already about children at risk. They found one kid who basically has no immune system who got the Chinese virus. He's recovering just fine.

Correctamundo! Take Tennessee for example. Little over a week ago there were less than 23 cases in about 3 counties of the whole state. Now there are 371 reported on the state's website, in 32 counties. Of those 371 cases only 4 cases are involve children under 10 years if age, the lowest of any age group in the state. The real target group appears to be the 122 cases identified in young adults between the ages of 21 and 30, no other age group having even half as many cases. Novel Coronavirus

 

[White 6]

I like your optimistic spirit. Not 20 times more deadly, only 10 times more deadly. If we do enough mass testing, maybe we can get it down to 4 or 5 times as deadly. It won't help the dead or their families, but if it makes you feel better, more power to ya. You're probably a fairly decent person in the real world.

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.

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.

Again, the flu is not nearly as selective so the comparison is moot.
Time to stop throwing the baby out with the bath water.

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.

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.
Get the latest info here
Operations Dashboard for ArcGIS

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.