Insane_Pony_Posse wrote:JasonB wrote:Fun fact: the Spanish Flu killed 30K people in New York. This virus has killed 30K in New York, with 20% or less of the population being infected. In a typical flu season, around 5K die in New York.
I suppose thus far we've done relatively well in Texas.
Texas 29 Million Population
Thus far less than 2000 Covid deaths
2018 - Texas Flu Deaths = 9,500
https://ohsonline.com/articles/2018/06/ ... eason.aspx
Totally agree. Earlier spring break than many states and the quick shutdown of schools soon afterwards to go along with the travel restrictions and stay at home orders contained the spread.
Hopefully as things have opened up, we only see a slight uptick in cases rather than significant growth. As long as school is out and a lot of people are still working from home, the risk of exponential spread is hopefully somewhat mitigated.