How does COVID-19 compare to other diseases and causes of death?
COVID-19
Total US cases- 10,523,260
Total US deaths- 242,577
Total US recoveries- 3,997,204
Total California cases- 1 million
California deaths- 18,126
Numbers courtesy Johns Hopkins University as of 4:30 p.m. Nov. 12, 2020
Flu
Total US cases- 39-56 million
Total US hospitalizations- 410,000-740,000
Total US deaths- 24,000-62,000
Estimates for Oct. 1, 2019- April 4, 2020 courtesy the CDC
Leading Causes of Death
Heart disease deaths- 655,381
Cancer deaths- 599,274
Unintentional injury deaths- 167,127
Chronic lower respiratory disease deaths- 159,486
Stroke deaths- 147,810
Alzheimer's disease deaths- 122,019
Diabetes deaths- 84,946
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis deaths- 51,386
Suicide deaths- 48,344
California Causes of Death
Heart disease deaths- 61,289
Malignant neoplasism deaths- 59,629
Alzheimer's disease deaths-15,065
Cerebrovascular disease deaths- 15,065
Chronic lower respiratory disease deaths- 13,621
Unintentional injury deaths- 12,544
Diabetes mellitus deaths- 8,845
Flu deaths- 6,188
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis deaths- 5,425
Essential hypertension and hypertensive renal disease deaths-5,118
Suicide- 4,167
Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome and nephrosis deaths- 3,557
Parkinson's disease deaths- 2,896
Homicide- 1,987
