The most
populous States should have a higher number of flu cases, hospitalizations and
deaths. This is true of the “regular flu” we see every season with some
variation. In the US, Regular Flu A&B Deaths for 2018 totaled about 60 thousand.
Flu Deaths from COV19 so far total 3,163
The US is
beginning to look at cases and deaths in more populated States like California,
Texas and Florida, anticipating higher deaths in these States. The US is also looking to send citizens back
to work in States with few cases and few deaths.
So far,
deaths in the US attributed to Coronavirus19 on 3/26/20 total 1042. This pales
in comparison to 59,041 deaths attributed to Regular Flu Influenza A&B in
2018.
Deaths
from Flu by State Population in 2018 compared to Deaths from COV19 on 3/31/20
and Cases are listed below.
State Population Deaths Deaths
Cases
Flu
2018 COV2020
California 39.7M 6917
129 7426
Texas 29.1M
3516 47 3168
Florida 21.6M 3091 71 5704
New
York 19.5M 4749 1342
67325
Pennsylvania 12.8M 2887 51 4154
Illinois 12.7M 2564
73 5057
Ohio 11.7M 2395 39 1933
Georgia 10.6M 1530 102
3032
North
Carolina 10.5M 2064 8 1498
Michigan 10.0M 1869 184 6498
New
Jersey 8.9M 1465 198 16636
Virginia 8.6M 1283 27 1250
Washington 7.6M 930 210 5250
Arizona 7.3M 1116 20 1157
Massachusetts 6.9M
1441 56 5752
Tennessee 6.8M
1646 13 1928
Indiana 6.7M 1118 35 1786
Missouri 6.1M 1477 13 1031
Maryland 6.0M 973 15 1413
Wisconsin 5.8M
1075 23 1285
Colorado 5.8M 568 51 2627
Minnesota 5.6M 698 10 576
South
Carolina 5.1M 882 18
925
Alabama 4.9M 1268 11 947
Louisiana 4.7M
824 185 4025
Kentucky 4.5M 969 11 480
Oregon 4.2M 530
16 606
Oklahoma 3.9M
809 17
481
Connecticut 3.6M
757 36 2571
Iowa 3.2M 697 6 424
Utah 3.2M 353 4 806
Nevada 3.1M 527 17 1044
Arkansas 3.0M
670 7 508
Mississippi 3.0M
910 16 847
Kansas 2.9M 630 8 368
New
Mexico 2.1M 365 4 281
Nebraska 1.9M
394 3 153
West
Virginia 1.8M 539 1 145
Idaho 1.8M 235 7 415
Hawaii 1.4M 542 0 204
New
Hampshire 1.4M 265 3 314
Maine 1.3M 312 3 275
Montana 1.1M 152 4 185
Rhode
Island 1.0M 192 4 408
Delaware 975K 167 7 264
South
Dakota 893K 245 1 101
North
Dakota 761K 152
3 109
Alaska 736K 68 3 119
DC 712K - 9 495
Vermont 627K 87 12 256
Wyoming 572K
128 0 95
Puerto
Rico 8 8 239
Guam 14
2 69
Virgin
Islands 3
0 30
N
Mariana
0 2
Travel
Cruises 0 49
US
Totals 329M 59,041
3,163 164,744
Comments
The number of deaths
in the US from Covid19 is 3,163 as of 3/30/20.
The number of deaths in the US from Influenza A&B in 2018 was 59,041.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody
GA Tea Party Leader