In 2018, in Greece, there were 120,297 deaths out of a population of 10,740,000. That's an average of 10,024 per month. So far, we've had 50 deaths from COVID-19 in March. That's an increase of 5% over what is considered normal. This doesn't seem like a lot, however, this involves strict distancing measures.
On the other hand, in 2019 in Italy, the population was 60,317,000 or 6 times of Greece. The number of people who died was 647,000 or approximately 53,917 per month, which is a bit lower given the population, than in Greece. In the last six weeks, however, there were 13,155 deaths from COVID-19 or averaged out, 9,390 per month. That's an increase of 17% over last year. Italy didn't adopt personal distancing measures as quickly as Greece did.
Stay home, stay safe.
What scares me now though is that most of us will probably get it at some time. And the older a person is, especially if they have underlying health issues, the more likely they will die. Some people are calling the coronavirus "the boomer remover." So, best to keep up one's immunity and strength. I try to eat and sleep well and run 5 km. every second day.
It is not easy facing certain death, regardless of when or of what cause, yet it is always there, waiting.
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