The good news is that number stayed the same from the last update a few days ago so at least things aren't getting worse (according to the site oaken referenced above at least). Anything under 100k is a big win imo -- though numbers like these are hard to grasp. I guess over 50K died from the flu a couple of years ago in the states and I don't know anyone that died of the flu personally so it's just hard for me to find any perspective, personally.
Stay safe everyone!