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Hi. I'm @Ashley_J_Kirk, senior data journalist at The @Telegraph.
We've had some questions about #COVID19 data from our readers, which I've done my best to answer.
Watch the videos in this thread to find out more #lockdownextension https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/coronavirus-uk-cases-deaths-world-map-live/
We've had some questions about #COVID19 data from our readers, which I've done my best to answer.
Watch the videos in this thread to find out more #lockdownextension https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/coronavirus-uk-cases-deaths-world-map-live/
Q: Is Chris Whitty correct to say that the UK death rate is less than 1%?
The UK has recorded 55,242 #coronavirus cases and 6,159 deaths.
This gives us a case fatality rate of 11.1% - higher than Chris Whittyâs 1%, and the 3.4 per cent case fatality rate that WHO has published
The UK has recorded 55,242 #coronavirus cases and 6,159 deaths.
This gives us a case fatality rate of 11.1% - higher than Chris Whittyâs 1%, and the 3.4 per cent case fatality rate that WHO has published
While there are just over 55,000 recorded cases in the country, the real number of infections is likely to be far higher - with many experts expecting it to already be well over a million. #COVIDăź19
Latest news here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-uk-deaths-boris-johnson-intensive-care-tests/
Latest news here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/global-health/science-and-disease/coronavirus-news-uk-deaths-boris-johnson-intensive-care-tests/
Q: Why donât you use a three-day cases average, instead of the number of new cases on each day, when presenting coronavirus trends? #COVIDăź19
@Ashley_J_Kirk responds
@Ashley_J_Kirk responds
On our Coronavirus Live Tracker, our trajectories line chart - which can be used to compare different countriesâ deaths - now takes the average number of deaths across the last seven days for any one country.
This irons out any day-to-day fluctuations
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/coronavirus-uk-cases-deaths-world-map-live/
This irons out any day-to-day fluctuations
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/coronavirus-uk-cases-deaths-world-map-live/
Q: To what extent can we compare the data between different countries?
@Ashley_J_Kirk says: Thereâs no easy answer to this, but we definitely do need to take care when comparing different countries.
There are lots of reasons for this, but Iâm going to outline three #COVIDăź19
@Ashley_J_Kirk says: Thereâs no easy answer to this, but we definitely do need to take care when comparing different countries.
There are lots of reasons for this, but Iâm going to outline three #COVIDăź19
Why we need to take care when comparing different countries:
Each country has a different demographic profile
Different countries are testing their populations at different rates
Definitions of a 'coronavirus death' can differ across countries
#Coronavirus #COVID19
Each country has a different demographic profile Different countries are testing their populations at different rates Definitions of a 'coronavirus death' can differ across countries#Coronavirus #COVID19
The data that we have is the best weâve got.
So yes, we can compare them - but we have to be aware of the caveats.
Track the data here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/coronavirus-uk-cases-deaths-world-map-live/
So yes, we can compare them - but we have to be aware of the caveats.
Track the data here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/coronavirus-uk-cases-deaths-world-map-live/
