The statistic that will INFURIATE you

 ... how twice as many people died of the common flu last year than coronavirus and influenza combined in 2020

  • Just a dozen people have died of influenza in New South Wales so far this year
  • That's a dramatic drop from 127 fatality rate between January and August  2019 
  • Combined NSW deaths from COVID-19, flu in 2020 are half 2019 flu fatality tally
  • Still, COVID-19 has a death rate in 2020 that is ten times higher than influenza 

Twice as many people died of the flu last year than coronavirus and influenza combined in 2020, new data shows.

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By Stephen Johnson / Big Think, Associate Editor

Stephen Johnson is the Associate Editor of Big Think. A long-time contributor to Big Think, he is a St. Louis-based writer and editor whose work has been featured in U.S. News & World Report, PBS Digital Studios, MSN, Eleven Magazine, and The Missourian.

(Source: dailymail.co.uk; August 18, 2020; https://is.gd/ZInXy7)
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