Why is COVID-19 worse than past viruses? The 1968-69 Hong Kong flu caused 1 million deaths worldwide 6 months after the first case. COVID-19 has caused 50,000 deaths 4 ½ months after the first case. The link below contains a chart for the number of deaths from Pneumonia and Influenza in annual flu seasons (page S5). http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.323.4407&rep=rep1&type=pdf Notice something familiar? Each year there is a sharp, exponential increase in flu deaths, just like we see with COVID-19. How does the COVID-19 case/ death rate compare with past viruses 4 ½ months after the first case? I can’t find that data....
