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So, why all the fuss? Why should we wor- ry? Is COVID-19 really worse than the flu? While the estimated number of flu cases annu- ally is far greater than the number of COVID-19 cases so far, the death rate of CO- VID-19 is about 3 per cent*, whereas the death rate of the flu is about 0.1 per cent, which means that CO- VID-19 seems to be about 30 times* deadlier than the flu. Let's crunch some numbers so that we can re- ally see what the fuss is about. As an example, let's take a look at our neighbours to the south (the numbers work out nicely). The Cen- ters for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there were approximately 35,000,000 cases of influen- za during the 2018/2019 sea- son in the United States. Of that total amount, they es- timate about 491,000 hospi- talizations and approxi- mately 35,000 deaths. 35,000/35,000,000 = .001 x 100 = 0.1 per cent. There's that 0.1 per cent death rate. For comparison, if we use the same number of to- tal flu cases for the CO- VID-19 calculation, let's take a look at what the numbers would be. So, 35 million cases**. What is 3 per cent of 35,000,000? 3/100 = .03 x 35,000,000 = 1,050,000 If exactly the same num- ber people who typically get the flu every year get COVID-19, that would mean that there could be more than one million deaths due to COVID-19, compare to 35,000 due to the flu, in the U.S. alone. So, yes, COVID-19 is worse than the flu. That's what all the fuss is about. Extreme measures are be- ing taken for a reason. * These numbers are based on preliminary re- search and are subject to change as more people re- cover and less new cases de- velop, but it is the generally accepted estimate right now. ** Due to interventions that are being taken throughout the world, the number of coronavirus cases is significantly lower than estimated flu cases. Nadya Dominique is a family doctor. She can be reached at DearDoctorD@gmail.com. CORONAVIRUS VS. THE FLU OPINION WHY SHOULD WE WORRY ABOUT COVID-19? DR. NADYA DOMINIQUE SPELLS IT OUT NADYA DOMINIQUE Column in Waterloo Region will no longer be provided. Instead, public health will update the local num- bers on the region's website every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 10:30 a.m., be- fore the scheduled public briefings held at 11:30 a.m. That schedule of three briefings a week may also change as the impact of the coronavirus outbreak changes in the community. Daily updates on the number of COVID-19 cases The region had been pro- viding updated numbers ev- ery weekday morning. As the number of cases continue to rise it will be in- creasingly difficult to pro- vide accurate information daily, said acting medical of- ficer of health Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang at the Monday brief- ing. "We expect to see num- bers continue to rise for the near future," Wang said. She added that public health will focus less on talk- ing about specific cases and more on overall numbers. The region's website (re- gionofwaterloo.ca) will also start listing public places visited by people who were symptomatic and later test- ed positive. The information will in- clude a specific location, day and time to help people self- identify if they were poten- tially exposed to the respira- tory virus. They should then monitor for symptoms as long as advised on the web- site. DAILY COVID-19 CASE UPDATES NO LONGER PROVIDED FOR REGION JOHANNA WEIDNER jweidner@therecord.com LOCAL W AT ER LO O CH R O N IC LE .C A