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The $16 trillion virus - BostonCard - 10-13-2020
That's its estimated cost:
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2771764?utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=content-shareicons&utm_content=article_engagement&utm_medium=social&utm_term=101220#.X4R1YylrEN8.twitter
The breakdown:
- The economic cost of premature deaths expected through the next year is estimated at $4.4 trillion.
- an estimated loss from long-term complications of $2.6 trillion for cases forecast through the next year.
- The Congressional Budget Office projects a total of $7.6 trillion in lost output during the next decade.
- An estimated 80 million additional individuals with these mental health conditions related to COVID-19; the valuation of these losses could reach approximately $1.6 trillion.