ricardo_sousa11
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That is not how viruses work. They tend to mutate to be less lethal, not more. Flu, coronaviruses, and rhinoviruses (the last 2 responsible for the common cold) are such successful viruses in the human population because they don't kill a lot of people and the vast majority have mild or no symptoms.
Strains that severely effect people have lower R0s than strains that have mild symptoms. Thus, mild strains are more likely to spread and outcompete the more virulent strains.
Where is this info coming from? From what i've read theres 3 mutations, China - Europe - US, and EU seems to be way more deadly than China (for what its worth) and NY seems to have the deadliest thus far.
Considering a very very high percentage of US residents do have underlying issues, comparing this to the flu is like saying eating bread and caviar is the same thing.