1. .....CDC also estimates deaths in the United States using mathematical modeling. CDC estimates that from 2010-2011 to 2017-2018, influenza-associated deaths in the United States ranged from a low of 12,000 (during 2011-2012) to a high of 79,000 ( during 2017-2018 ). The model used to estimate flu-associated deaths uses a ratio of deaths-to-hospitalizations in order to estimate the total flu-related deaths during a season....
2. CDC estimates that so far this season there have been at least 36 million flu illnesses, 370,000 hospitalizations and 22,000 deaths from flu.
3. Donald Trump tweeted on March 9, 2020:
"So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!"
4. This is the implication of his tweet:
"What's the farce about? After all, life & the economy go on as per normal even between 27,000 and 70,000 Americans die per year from something that is very normal and common in the US."
2. CDC estimates that so far this season there have been at least 36 million flu illnesses, 370,000 hospitalizations and 22,000 deaths from flu.
3. Donald Trump tweeted on March 9, 2020:
"So last year 37,000 Americans died from the common Flu. It averages between 27,000 and 70,000 per year. Nothing is shut down, life & the economy go on. At this moment there are 546 confirmed cases of CoronaVirus, with 22 deaths. Think about that!"
4. This is the implication of his tweet:
"What's the farce about? After all, life & the economy go on as per normal even between 27,000 and 70,000 Americans die per year from something that is very normal and common in the US."
