Coronavirus is much worse than flu

Korea has done extensive testing for the covid-19 coronavirus, so death and hospitalization rates are more realistic than countries where far less testing has been done.  And covid death rates there are at least 10 times higher than for the flu.

From Business Insider:

• The novel coronavirus is far more deadly than the seasonal flu.

• A comparison of the most recent death rates in South Korea from COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, and death rates from last year’s US flu season shows a stark difference.

• South Korea – which has reported some of the lowest coronavirus death rates of any country – still has a COVID-19 death rate more than eight times higher than that of the flu.

• Both diseases are more dangerous for older patients, but COVID-19 is particularly risky for the elderly.