And this is from last year, before delta. @beefarmer
Swiss data shows COVID-19 three times more deadly than the flu
The virus's characteristics and the disease course in COVID-19 are far more serious than the flu in many aspects. Unlike the flu, SARS-CoV-2 seems to be more contagious and has a reproductive number of 2-2.5.
As per previous estimates, nearly 5,000 patients with seasonal flu infection need hospitalization, and about 1,500 patients die due to seasonal influenza every year in Switzerland. In comparison, COVID-19 has already infected over 285,000 people in Switzerland, with 11,229 hospitalizations and 3,879 deaths as of 19th November 2020.
