[diverteach]

“ So far, 8,200 people have died and 140,000 people have been hospitalized during the 2019-2020 flu season, according to preliminary estimates from the CDC.‘

That’s 5.8%

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/1300-people-died-flu-year/story?id=67754182

[Black Agnes]

Not everyone has been hospitalized with the flu.

Most people self treat the flu at home.

Only a small fraction of people who contract the flu end up in a hospital.

[11th_VA]

Your numbers are TOTALLY wrong - from your link: ” In total, the CDC estimates that 15 million people have gotten the flu so far this season.”

not 140,000

[Seaplaner]

Actually, from the data given, I think that the case fatality rate is closer to 0.05%.

[calenel]

Dude, not every case of the flu gets hospitalized, not even close. You are conflating hospitalizations with infections.