100+ years later, and history is repeating itself.
U.S. COVID-19 deaths are on track to reach a grim milestone, matching the number of estimated American deaths seen during the 1918-19 influenza pandemic.
U.S. COVID-19 deaths are on track to reach a grim milestone, matching the number of estimated American deaths seen during the 1918-19 influenza pandemic.
As of September 20, 2021, the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center reports that the U.S. has seen at least 674,346 deaths, a number inching closer and closer to the 1918-19 pandemic U.S. death toll of approximately 675,000.
The U.S. at the time had only a third of the population it does now.
That 675k number is a rough estimate, according to the CDC, due to the fact that data on influenza deaths was not consistently maintained at the time.
That 675k number is a rough estimate, according to the CDC, due to the fact that data on influenza deaths was not consistently maintained at the time.
It's believed approx 50 million people around the world died during the 1918-19 pandemic. Global COVID-19 deaths are at 4.6M+, according to Johns Hopkins.
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