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Originally Posted by gravy boat
34 COVID deaths in NH for 2019/2020 to date
Source: The COVID Tracking Project. Last updated Apr 16, 2020, 3:40 PM
https://www.nh.gov/covid19/index.htm confirms NH Numbers
31 flu deaths in NH for 2019/2020 to date
Source: WMUR/State of NH (4/17/2020)
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I understand your point, namely: We blithely accept the fact that a lot of people die yearly due to the flu; why then should we go crazy about covid-19, when the death rate seems comparable?
The answer is three-fold.
First, the death rate is not comparable, as the year has only just begun: you cannot say what the final, yearly death rate tally from covid-19 will top out at.
Second, there is a vaccine for the flu, but not for covid-19: this difference is extremely important.
Third, even with social distancing / closing businesses the infection / death rate from covid-19 continues to climb: it is not under control, it has not stabilized, and we've no idea what is yet to come.
Given that covid-19 is more virulent than the flu I submit it is a much more serious threat that must be taken very seriously.