[Morpheus2009]

30,000 is an old number. The CDC counted over 70,000 flu deaths in 2018-2019, and around 80,000 in 2017-2018.

[brookwood]

“The CDC counted over 70,000 flu deaths in 2018-2019, and around 80,000 in 2017-2018.”

I try not to insult people but you are a damned liar.
Estimate 2018-19 34,000 from the CDC.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/2018-2019.html

[lepton]

30,000 is an old number. The CDC counted over 70,000 flu deaths in 2018-2019, and around 80,000 in 2017-2018.

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Those were 1) not counts but estimates, 2) the top end of the estimates, and 3) outliers.

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/past-seasons.html

Deaths Range Death/ symptomatic case
Season Estimate 95% U I
2010-2011 37,000 (32,000 – 51,000) 0.176%
2011-2012 12,000 (11,000 – 23,000) 0.129%
2012-2013 43,000 (37,000 – 57,000) 0.126%
2013-2014 38,000 (33,000 – 50,000) 0.127%
2014-2015 51,000 (44,000 – 64,000) 0.170%
2015-2016 23,000 (17,000 – 35,000) 0.096%
2016-2017 38,000 (29,000 – 61,000) 0.131%

Preliminary estimates*
2017-2018* 61,000 (46,000 – 95,000) 0.136%
2018-2019* 34,157 (26,339, 52,664) 0.096%
Average . . . .37,462 . . . . . . . . . . 0.132%