Still think Covid 19 is deadly?

Fact check: CDC estimates COVID-19 death rate of 0.26%
The range of estimates put the fatality rate for those showing symptoms between 0.2%-1%, with a "best estimate" of 0.4%.

Roughly double that of the common flu

does anywhere shut down for the flu?

Why we're overestimating the mortality rate for COVID-19

• A lack of adequate testing means many of those who have been infected with the coronavirus will not appear in official statistics.
• This suggests that many estimates for its mortality rate are much too high.
• We need to build better systems for sharing and reporting data.