This animated graph shows you how fast the coronavirus is overtaking other causes of death

Did you notice that everyone who likened the coronavirus to the flu* (or other causes of death) always left out one thing? They always left out the rate at which the coronavirus was increasing. Watch this animated graph to see how fast Covid-19 has grown over time relative to other causes of death in the US. (This goes up to April 3; I hope it keeps getting updated.)

* I use the past tense because not many people are seriously doing this anymore.