Coronavirus and Statistics
I’m not going to lie, it’s scary. It’s in our state, at one of my kids’ universities (or at least a connection) and seems to be getting worse and worse every day. When I (or those around me) start to panic I find it healthy to go to statistics. Not only does it assuage some fear, but it also reminds me of the things around the world that I don’t really give a damn about on most days, which does not assuage other feelings inside of me.
(None of these statistics are meant to make light of the disease or its potential for devastation - or those who have died already. Only to make us aware of numbers.)
As of this writing, 103 Americans have the virus. 6 have died and there are over 89,000 global cases with over 3,000 deaths worldwide.
Over 100 Americans die every day from gun violence.
Over 1,200 children under the age of 5 die from malaria every day.
It’s estimated over 10,000 people die every day from obesity related diseases.
Recent estimates say 25,000 people die of starvation every day.
It’s estimated the major news organizations will profit 3.3 million dollars a day in 2020.
And one more time, just to be clear, I hope coronavirus stays small and goes away quickly. It’s got amazing potential for tragedy that I hope we are able to avert. At the same time, there are many other tragedies happening that I wish I, and we, were able to pay as much attention to.