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Bucky

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25. Interesting. The top 20 countries for "New Cases" (or new cases being reported)

Reply to AllyCat (Original post)

Wed Mar 2, 2022, 12:32 PM

Mar 2022

including number and percentage of total global new cases - NOT adjusted for national per capita.

1 Germany 150,565 ( 2.5 %)
2 S. Korea 138,993 ( 2.3 %)
3 Vietnam 98,762 ( 1.6 %)
4 Russia 97,333 ( 1.6 %)
5 France 79,794 ( 1.3 %)
6 Turkey 59,885 ( 1.0 %)
7 Japan 55,243 ( 0.9 %)
8 Italy 46,631 ( 0.8 %)
9 USA 41,899 ( 0.7 %)
10 Netherlands 36,488 ( 0.6 %)
11 Hong Kong 32,597 ( 0.5 %)
12 Malaysia 25,854 ( 0.4 %)
13 Australia 25,017 ( 0.4 %)
14 Austria 24,788 ( 0.4 %)
15 Indonesia 24,728 ( 0.4 %)
16 UK 24,158 ( 0.4 %)
17 Singapore 24,080 ( 0.4 %)
18 Brazil 23,545 ( 0.4 %)
19 Switzerland 23,249 ( 0.4 %)
20 Thailand 20,420 ( 0.3 %)

Interestingly, Mexico and Brazil, which had been on track to be real nightmare scenarios, are down to #54 and #18 respectively.

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Covid. Remember Covid? Looking at yesterday's data on [View all] AllyCat Mar 2022 OP

I would say yes, indirectly. Phoenix61 Mar 2022 #1

Exactly. Raftergirl Mar 2022 #22

A lot of morons won't get vaccinated. Walleye Mar 2022 #2

Also, home testing make the case numbers low. When done by a doc or pharmacy, they were reported. nature-lover Mar 2022 #3

BUT, at home testing isn't making hospitalization numbers low and that's important mucifer Mar 2022 #6

That's true. Hospitalizations and deaths are our only reliable numbers. nature-lover Mar 2022 #8

And who knows how those numbers are being reported. NCDem47 Mar 2022 #11

We have a third world medical system for those who don't have access to insurance. Chainfire Mar 2022 #4

Deaths are always a lagging indicator. Crunchy Frog Mar 2022 #5

Maybe lower vaccination rates here is a cause , at least in some cases. JoanofArgh Mar 2022 #7

Yes. And yes home testing hides cases. but also, deaths lag cases so comparison wiggs Mar 2022 #9

I know health reporters say the death lag is about 2-3 weeks. AllyCat Mar 2022 #10

Can Be As Much As A Month ProfessorGAC Mar 2022 #15

Deaths started to go down Zeitghost Mar 2022 #17

Deaths lag several weeks Johnny2X2X Mar 2022 #12

Deaths have always lag behind infections since the beginning of COVID. Claustrum Mar 2022 #13

I hope so. Wearing a mask until I see that and that cases dont AllyCat Mar 2022 #18

Me too. Let's hope the end of COVID is near and no new serious variants will pop up. Claustrum Mar 2022 #20

Far fewer cases? Zeitghost Mar 2022 #14

No, Germany had the most yesterday. AllyCat Mar 2022 #16

I notice rural counties have higher Covid death rates. Midnight Writer Mar 2022 #19

Our profit healthcare is terrible. We need to expand access to rural facilities and educate more AllyCat Mar 2022 #21

8000 global deaths daily (current average) Bucky Mar 2022 #23

We're still around 2000 deaths/day: that's about 730K/year struggle4progress Mar 2022 #24

The US is about a quarter of the world's deaths right now. AllyCat Mar 2022 #26

Interesting. The top 20 countries for "New Cases" (or new cases being reported) Bucky Mar 2022 #25

Comorbidities, less vaccination, and cost of hospital care IronLionZion Mar 2022 #27