The flu has an infection rate (prevalence) of 5-20%. It is projected that COVID-19 to have an infection rate of 40-70%.
The flu has an mortality rate of 0.1%. Currently COVID-19 is trending at 6.9% worldwide and 5.7% in the US.
Infected: 132,401,060
Need Beds: 15% of the infected will need to be hospitalized.
Need Ventilation: 5% of the infected will need ventilators.
Fatalities: 5,163,641
If a location cannot cope with the hospitalizations the mortality rates could be much higher. For example, Italy is currently 13.3% mortality rate. This is why a swift and extreme response is important. Remember to practice social distancing and wash your hands! Flu facts were taken from the CDC's Disease Burden of Influenza site. Data on COVID-19 mortality rates is taken from Johns Hopkin's COVID-19 tracker