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The death toll is currently at 3,000 about 2 months after the Coronavirus first appeared in one location. The seasonal flu is caused by viruses that have been constantly circulating all around the world for years or decades. You can't really compare total deaths at this point.

That's like saying "I planted an oak tree last year. It's smaller than the pine trees that have been growing here for 50 years, therefore oak trees are smaller than pine trees"

https://www.statnews.com/2020/02/25/new-data-from-china-butt...

That is what the UK estimates for UK alone.