Re: Heard only 50+ have died in USA, mostly in WashSt, of CV vs 22,000 of Flu..

We're not talking 17,000 deaths if this thing gets loose. The mortality rate is at least 1% and probably closer to 2%...as opposed to .1% for flu strains. This means you're between 10 and 20 times as likely to die of COVID-19 as you are of any flu bug, swine or otherwise.

This is also a new bug...with an extremely durable protein sheath. It can apparently live as long as nine hours on a surface. It's also a new bug, meaning, nobody has any kind of immunity to it.

If we do nothing and just say, hey, everybody take your chances...as much as two-thirds of the population could wind up with this thing, according to the CDC. In a country of 327 million, that means 215 million Americans could wind up infected...with somewhere between 2.1 and 4.3 million deaths.

That would be the reason governments across the world are taking extreme measures, and closing down sporting events, schools, and large public gatherings. Some countries are even locking down. Millions of folks dead is just not...acceptable. Satellites have revealed mass graves getting dug in places like Iran and North Korea.

THIS IS NOT THE FLU. And we definitely don't need four million dead here, you know?

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Bill, here is the reality ,actual facts thru Friday

Mar 15, 2020, 7:13 PM

What you're saying is right.

As of Friday, the total number of U.S. deaths attributed to coronavirus stood at 48. All but 11 of the deaths were in Washington state.

Of the total deaths reported through March 13, more than half (25) were from the Life Care Center nursing facility in Kirkland, Wash., where a serious outbreak occurred.

U.S. health officials said the early pattern of deaths suggests those most at risk are the elderly and those with more serious health issues like diabetes, lung disease or coronary ailments.

“If you are an elderly person with an underlying condition, if you get infected, the risk of getting into trouble is considerable. So it's our responsibility to protect the vulnerable,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, America's top infectious disease expert, declared recently.

For the latest government information, visit CDC.gov. In the meantime, here are more details on the first 48 U.S. coronavirus deaths.

Thirty-seven deaths (77% of total) are in Washington state.

Newly reported on March 13, 2020

Two women in their 90s at Life Care Center died on March 6.
A woman in her 80s at Life Care Center died on March 6.
A man in his 70s at Overlake Medical Center died on March 4.
A man in his 80s at Swedish Issaquah hospital, died on March 9.
Woman in her 70s with underlying health conditions died on March 11.
Four Washington state deaths are from Snohomish County

A woman in her 70s with underlying health conditions died March 11.
Woman in her 80s with underlying health conditions died March 10.
Man in his 80s with underlying health conditions, died March 9 at the Josephine Caring Community
A man in his 40s with underlying health conditions died but the date has not been specified.
One Washington State death is from Grant County, a patient in his or her 80s.

Four deaths are in California:

A woman, 90s, in assisted living.
A woman, 60s, hospitalized in Santa Clara.
An elderly man in assisted living.
A man, 71, with underlying health conditions who had been on a Grand Princess cruise ship.
Two deaths are in Florida:

A man and woman, both in their 70s, died after returning from foreign travel.
One death is in New Jersey:

A man, 69, who is diabetic and suffered two cardiac arrests, has died.
One death is in South Dakota:

A man in his 60s with underlying medical conditions has died.
One death is in Georgia:

A man, 67, with underlying medical conditions has died.
One death is in Kansas:

A man in his 70s with underlying health conditions died at the Life Care Center in Kansas City.
One death in is Colorado:

A woman in her 80s with underlying health conditions has died.

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Heard only 50+ have died in USA, mostly in WashSt, of CV vs 22,000 of Flu..

Re: Heard 50+ have died in USA, mostly in WashSt, of CV vs 22,000 of Flu..

Re: Heard 50+ have died in USA, mostly in WashSt, of CV vs 22,000 of Flu..

drama much?***

Tell that to the 6,000+ that are ALREADY DEAD!!!!!***

Re: Tell that to the 6,000+ that are ALREADY DEAD!!!!!***

here We go again