The huge jump in Covid-19 cases over the last two weeks shows how quickly the virus can spread.
The US in particular – up from 4,632 cases to 101,657 cases.
March 16, 2020
- China 81,033 cases
- Italy 27,980 cases
- Iran 14,991 cases
- Spain 9,942 cases
- South Korea 8,236 cases
- Germany 7,272 cases
- France 6,683 cases
- United States 4,632 cases
- Switzerland 2,200 cases
- United Kingdom 1,551 cases
March 27, 2020
- United States 101,657 cases
- Italy 86,498 cases
- China 81,897 cases
- Spain 65,719 cases
- Germany 50,871 cases
- France 33,402 cases
- Iran 32,332 cases
- United Kingdom 14,745 cases
- Switzerland 12,928 cases
- South Korea 9,332 cases
From CNN One nation, under coronavirus: How two weeks changed America
That’s up until 27 March and is already out of date. Current totals (it’s just into 28 March in the US so about a day later) from Worldometer:
- United States 123,750
- Italy 92,472
- China 81,439 (that’s down a bit so must be different source)
- Spain 73,235
- Germany 57,695
- France 37,575
- Iran 35,408
- United Kingdom 17,089
- Switzerland 14,076
- Netherlands 9,762
- South Korea 9,583
Only China and South Korea have low changes, they rest climbed alarmingly over the last two weeks and a day.
But these numbers are understating the actual infection rate, in some cases potentially substantially. For example:
Italy’s number of confirmed cases is “not representative of the entire infected population,” said Dr. Massimo Galli, head of the infectious disease unit at Sacco Hospital in Milan. The real figure was “much much more.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/28/europe/italy-coronavirus-cases-surpass-china-intl/index.html
Some researchers estimate that up to 80% of people who are infected show no or only mild symptoms and may not even know they are sick. That would put the number of people who might have been infected in the millions. But we need many more studies and much more testing to close in on a more accurate number.
https://graphics.reuters.com/HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS-UNKNOWNS/0100B5M447T/index.html
Some good graphics in the Reuters link. Eg:
Your NZ 
Alan Wilkinson
/ 29th March 2020This could be a game-changer – using blood plasma from recovered patients as a vaccine short circuit for seriously ill patients:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2020/03/28/uk-coronavirus-patients-will-treated-blood-recovered-people/
Duker
/ 29th March 2020Imagine that 85 and up age group is a thing
Who are those people saying it’s not primerly affecting the elderly, just like flu and pneumonia
Pink David
/ 29th March 2020“Only China and South Korea have low changes, they rest climbed alarmingly over the last two weeks and a day.
Japan?
India?
Taiwan?
Anywhere ins SEA?
Duker
/ 29th March 2020We will never know ‘the numbers’
Apparently 5 years after the Sars outbreak of Covid they still couldn’t agree even fir that event.
Having the actual numbers means there is winners and losers in the medical prediction industry and the Charleston’s exposed.
I guess we won’t have a consensus with covid 19 either for the same reasons, but the graphics tell us enough
Griff.
/ 30th March 2020Alan Wilkinson
/ 30th March 2020Governor Cuomo NY was boasting about its open borders and then this happened.
Pete George
/ 30th March 2020There are a number of leaders in the US who have seriously misjudged the seriousness of Covid until after the horse bolted. Trump obviously, but also some mayors and governors.
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