US embassy says an American diagnosed with the new coronavirus died in Wuhan, China

CNBC ^ | February 8 | Christine Wang

[Zhang Fei]

[RIP to an American who was left in that disaster zone. ]

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I have a pet theory as to why mortality rates elsewhere have been low relative to China. Flu peaks during the cold months because cold weather weakens the relevant immune systems. China’s incomes are just above Mexico’s. Winter heating costs are expensive compared to incomes, especially since the pictures I’ve seen of Chinese apartments appear to show tile, brick and mortar, without insulation. I suspect both homes and hospital wards may be unheated. Given average outdoor temperatures between the 30’s and the 50’s, it’s no surprise if they’re dropping like flies.

[sauropod]

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[Mr. Jeeves]

Wonder if he/she was Asian decent?

Yes - a naturalized US citizen originally from China.

[Sicon]

Some perspective...

SARS
Bird Flu
Swine Flu

All of the above were breathlessly reported, and we were all going to die!!! Or not.

Number of people who have died of the Wuhan coronavirus?
722

Average number of people who die of plain old influenza, EVERY YEAR, in the U.S. alone?
56,000

Number of people who died from plain old influenza in the 2018/2019 flu season in the U.S.?
~80,000

Hyperventilating, “the sky is falling” idiots.

[Sequoyah101]

Does calling it the “New” coronavirus make it more terrifying or something? Up until a week ago it was just coronavirus.

So 755 have died of Wuhan flu so far. How does that compare to a normal flu outbreak?