Bottom Line...
Almost 5% of the USA population has been tested for COVID infection or COVID antibodies.
In spite of that, the CDC still does NOT publicly estimate the TOTAL number of Americans who have been infected with the virus.
If CDC released THAT number, we could do our own calculations.
My best estimate - 10% of the USA population has been infected.
If my estimate is correct, then COVID is only slightly more deadly than seasonal influenza - but just for the elderly and the infirm.
In addition, if the CDC counted influenza deaths with the same fraudulent method they use to count COVID deaths, influenza deaths would be at least 100,000 EVERY year.
Do you have any data that led you to this estimate or is it just your gut?
What's the highest number you've seen for nationwide infection rate in the literature?