Yawn...wake me up when it reaches 60,000. 
If I recall correctly, the 60,000 was a benchmark for when the seriousness of Covid becomes worse than the ordinary flu because we've had a worse case situation when 61,000 Americans died from it in the 2017/2018 flu season. Actually, the estimated deaths were between 46,000 and 95,000. Yet no one got crazy about that substantial number. It seemed like Covid was made into a bigger deal which at the time was open to question. The numbers were much less. The argument being made at the time early in COvid to put it in perspective with other viruses we've dealt with.
Of course, in retrospect, Covid turned out to be worse, unfortunately. But it's easy to Monday morning quarterback. I seem to recall the CDC saying early on that masks weren't required for the general public. Now we laugh at that. Yet, you don't make fun of the CDC. Couldn't you show similar respect for fellow forum members? After all, we're all here because of our mutual appreciation of photography. Or do we always have to try to make fun of others' beliefs?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_influenza_statistics_by_flu_season
