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Is covid 19 going to be as bad as swine flu?

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Worse: According to the CDC there were approximately 12,469 deaths (range 8868 to 18,306) in the US between April 12 2009 to April 10 2010. REF: https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/2009-h1n1-pandemic.html However, per the Worldometer there have been 62,175 deaths in the US since the first cases were reported in 2020. REF: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/country/us/

Answered 4/30/2020

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