"Compared to the 2019-2020 flu season, for example, the CDC estimated that more than 38 million became sick with influenza, leading to 400,000 hospitalizations and 22,000 deaths"
"UNITED STATES COVID CASES
Updated Jan 2 at 9:28 AM local
Confirmed
20,331,785
+175,393
Deaths
350,853
+2,480
Recovered
9,170,094"