[Robert DeLong]

I guess I am the type as well, for the facts are at this point in time the flu id still a deadlier virus by a factor or 10 to 20 to 1. Never said that that couldn't change. Only time will tell who is right and who is wrong. Either way, they are both deadly. Just because the cases are increasing in big numbers, is because testing has finally started.

Deaths currently reported are 13,068 or 13,072 depending on the site you look at, worldwide. The CDC estimates flu deaths in just this country are between 23,000 - 59,000 in the 2019-2020 flu season. In the United States, the flu season is considered October through May.

[familyop]

1. There were no quarantines or other restrictions implemented for stopping the flu, and we’re not likely to drop all restrictions to find out how many people the coronavirus epidemic can kill.

2. The new coronavirus epidemic isn’t done, yet.

[DennisR]

1. There is no credible way to determine the comparative lethality between the flu and Covid-19. The data simply does not exist from what I can tell.
2. According to the CDC, the preponderance of flu since the beginning of the 80s occurs from December to March. If I remember correctly, last year’s record flu season lasted five months, but that was unusual.