IT'S IN THE DATA: The Common Flu Had 12 Times More Hospitalizations than COVID-19 Yet No Media Hysteria
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2020/03/its-in-the-data-the-common-flu-had-12-times-more-hospitalizations-than-covid-19-yet-no-media-hysteria/
The number of individuals hospitalized from the virus is one relevant measurement.
To date in the US we have had around 20,000 coronavirus (COVID19) patients admitted in the hospital. However, this number is many times less of those Americans hospitalized every year from the flu: