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2020-02-01 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

New #virus has #infected more than 9,800 #globally

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Posted by Fred 2020-02-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The CDC estimates that so far this season in the US, there have been at least 19 million flu illnesses and 180,000 hospitalizations, and over 10,000 deaths.

Just for comparison.

Posted by Marilyn Tojo7566 2020-02-01 22:05|| 2020-02-01 22:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Thank you, Marilyn. I'd been wondering. Imagined it must be something in that range but was too lazy to look it up (and feeling damned guilty about it).

Posted by Sheba Stalin6601 2020-02-01 22:31|| 2020-02-01 22:31|| Front Page Top

#3 So... this virus is roughly Two orders of magnitude deadlier than the flu?

Is that right?

Posted by Lex 2020-02-01 23:47|| 2020-02-01 23:47|| Front Page Top

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