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by datadeft 1030 days ago
“There were 8996 hospitalizations (538 deaths [5.98%] within 30 days) for COVID-19 and 2403 hospitalizations (76 deaths [3.16%]) for seasonal influenza,”

“Compared with hospitalization for influenza, hospitalization for COVID-19 was associated with a higher risk of death (hazard ratio, 1.61 [95% CI, 1.29-2.02]).”

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2803749

What would be interesting is to compare the numbers when flu was first happening vs covid.