Covid 19 numbers compared to other pandemics. Has the eighth highest number of deaths per 100000 people. Between influenza pandemics like the. While the total death count is approaching ten times that of the similar sars also a coronavirus outbreak of 2002 2003 the more than 6500 deaths from covid 19 still pales in comparison to other.
The coronavirus has infected 2965 million people globally as of wednesday and killed at least 936905 people so far. On the other hand the current pandemic seems certain to pass 1968s in. Among the 45 countries with more than 50000 covid 19 cases the us.
While the covid 19 numbers are based on an actual count of. Covid 19 the disease caused by the new coronavirus isnt the first threatening disease thats surged around the world nor will it be the last. In terms of the number of deaths covid 19 has caused 349095 as of 27 may 2020 it is actually more comparable with previous flu pandemics.
The asian flu in 1957 1958 killed an estimated 11 million people close to the 1 million people thought to have been killed by the hong kong flu pandemic of 1968 1970. The median number of specimens tested per week and the median percentage of samples testing positive for influenza during september 29 2019february 29 2020 surveillance weeks 409 the period before the march 1 2020 declaration of a national emergency related to covid 19 were compared with those tested during march 1may 16. The basic reproduction number r0 of swine flu is 14 to 16.
Covid 19 might kill anywhere from 03 to 15 of the infected some of that research says. Other studies claim that the fatality rate is between 05 and 10 which translates to five to 10. The great covid 19 versus flu comparison revisited.
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