08-10-2020, 11:47 AM
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Coronavirus killed three times as many people as flu and pneumonia combined
https://news.sky.com/story/coronavir...-show-12098893There were:
- 48,168 deaths due to COVID-19
- 13,619 due to pneumonia
- 394 deaths due to influenza
in England and Wales between January and August, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Out of all deaths during this period, COVID-19 accounted for 12.4%, whereas 0.1% were due to flu and 3.5% caused by pneumonia.
At the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, many had dismissed the novel coronavirus as no more dangerous than flu. But the ONS figures are in stark contrast to these claims.
08-10-2020, 01:26 PM
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Re: Coronavirus killed three times as many people as flu and pneumonia combined
Originally Posted by TessA
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Yes, but, it's not 'flu season yet.How many died last winter of' flu and pneumonia?
Influenza 8,000 (of which 7,000 65+)
https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/53...n-flu-trigger/
08-10-2020, 01:43 PM
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Re: Coronavirus killed three times as many people as flu and pneumonia combined
Originally Posted by TessA
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So that's 38,000, 10,000 less than Covid, more than I thought though.
The winter season has not even started.
Hypothetically, if, at winter's end, the number of 2020/2021 flu deaths does rise to last years' (2019/20) total of 8,000 and the total of pneumonia deaths does reach the annual average of 30,000, then, at the current rate - 70 per day , the COVID-19 death total for winter) will be at least 14,000 but may be considerably more - nobody knows, as yet, how bad COVID-19 can get in a harsh winter last April, 1000 a day were dying and even in May 400 a day succumbed to the virus - remember, some "experts" predicted that the virus would die in summer ..... well, it hasn't .....
08-10-2020, 01:46 PM
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Re: Coronavirus killed three times as many people as flu and pneumonia combined
Originally Posted by Omah
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You're not comparing like with like.The winter season has not even started.
Hypothetically, if, at winter's end, the number of 2020/2021 flu deaths does rise to last years' (2019/20) total of 8,000 and the total of pneumonia deaths does reach the annual average of 30,000, then, at the current rate, the COVID-19 death total will be at least 60,000 but may be considerably more - nobody knows, as yet, how bad COVID-19 can get in a harsh winter - remember, some "experts" predicted that the virus would die in summer .....
If it's true what "they" say and 'flu jabs make you more susceptible to Covid, it could spell disaster this Winter!
08-10-2020, 01:54 PM
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Re: Coronavirus killed three times as many people as flu and pneumonia combined
Originally Posted by TessA
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I'm not going out!If it's true what "they" say and 'flu jabs make you more susceptible to Covid, it could spell disaster this Winter!
08-10-2020, 02:28 PM
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Re: Coronavirus killed three times as many people as flu and pneumonia combined
Originally Posted by Primus1
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The thing with these figures is, they’re not accurate for example, you could test positive for coronavirus and then get run over by a bus....cause of death will be logged as coronavirus
08-10-2020, 02:45 PM
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Re: Coronavirus killed three times as many people as flu and pneumonia combined
Originally Posted by TessA
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I'm not going out!If it's true what "they" say and 'flu jabs make you more susceptible to Covid, it could spell disaster this Winter!
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