According to the associated press, the Covid pandemic has tied a \u201cgrim milestones\u201c: The death toll is even with that of the 1918 Spanish influenza:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The delta-fueled surge in new infections may have peaked, but U.S. deaths still are running at over 1,900 a day on average, the highest level since early March, and the country\u2019s overall toll stood at close to 674,000 as of Monday morning, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University, though the real number is believed to be higher.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
Of course, if you are remotely numerate, you know the lede that got buried – in this case, down in paragraph seven:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 1918-19 influenza pandemic killed an estimated 675,000 Americans in a U.S. population one-third the size of what it is today<\/em>. It struck down 50 million victims globally at a time when the world had one-quarter as many people as it does now. Global deaths from COVID-19 now stand at more than 4.6 million.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
But watching social media this past few days, it’s pretty clear – they’re not aiming the story at people with math or critical thinking skills. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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