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How many people has coronavirus killed in the last 5 years? how many people has the flu killed in the last 5 years?

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Deaths: I will let you do the math. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/about/burden/index.html contains the estimated death for each of the last five years. The COVID 19 Virus has led to 88,930 death in the US this year alone. REF: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

Answered 5/16/2020

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