NEW: Wed 8 April update of coronavirus trajectories
NB: we’ve reverted to the 7-day moving average
Daily new deaths:
• General trend in US and UK is still more deaths every day than the last
• Japan joins this chart, deaths tracking Italy
Live charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
NB: we’ve reverted to the 7-day moving average
Daily new deaths:
• General trend in US and UK is still more deaths every day than the last
• Japan joins this chart, deaths tracking Italy
Live charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
Now cumulative deaths:
• US has cut straight thought Italy’s curve; on course for highest death toll globally within ~5 days
• Australia still looking promising
• UK still parallel to Italy
All charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
• US has cut straight thought Italy’s curve; on course for highest death toll globally within ~5 days
• Australia still looking promising
• UK still parallel to Italy
All charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
Now daily new cases:
• US slope softening, but due in part to the weekend reporting dip. Careful before declaring a plateau here
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• Austria’s new cases have now been falling for 10 days. They plan to ease lockdown next week
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All charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
• US slope softening, but due in part to the weekend reporting dip. Careful before declaring a plateau here
• Austria’s new cases have now been falling for 10 days. They plan to ease lockdown next week
All charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
And cases cumulatively:
• US infections still rising more steeply than in any other country this far into its outbreak
• Reported Indian infections picking up speed after slow early pace
All charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
• US infections still rising more steeply than in any other country this far into its outbreak
• Reported Indian infections picking up speed after slow early pace
All charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
Now ~subnational~ daily deaths:
• NY seeing far higher daily deaths than those recorded in any other part of the world at any time
• London still on trend of more deaths each day than the last
• Catalonia & Madrid look to be past their peak
All charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
• NY seeing far higher daily deaths than those recorded in any other part of the world at any time
• London still on trend of more deaths each day than the last
• Catalonia & Madrid look to be past their peak
All charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
Subnational death tolls cumulatively:
• NY likely to have world’s highest subnational death toll within days
All charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
• NY likely to have world’s highest subnational death toll within days
All charts: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
Now small multiples of subnational daily deaths:
• We’re showing UK countries here: England still increasing much more steeply than Scotland & Wales; many more deaths every day than the last
• Stockholm sloping steadily up
• Illinois added
• We’re showing UK countries here: England still increasing much more steeply than Scotland & Wales; many more deaths every day than the last
• Stockholm sloping steadily up
• Illinois added
Small multiples for daily new deaths in 42 countries:
• Norway locked down while Sweden didn’t; Norway’s daily death toll rising much more slowly than Sweden’s
• Brazil & Turkey tracking China
• Ireland much shallower curve than UK
• Norway locked down while Sweden didn’t; Norway’s daily death toll rising much more slowly than Sweden’s
• Brazil & Turkey tracking China
• Ireland much shallower curve than UK
Finally, small multiples for daily cases in 64 countries:
• Japan’s delayed outbreak continues
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• New Zealand’s early action means it may have turned the corner early
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Live versions of all charts here: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
• Japan’s delayed outbreak continues
• New Zealand’s early action means it may have turned the corner early
Live versions of all charts here: http://ft.com/coronavirus-latest">https://ft.com/coronavir...
Things to note:
• Daily covid data is extremely noisy and implies false precision
• This is why we use a rolling average. Watch for general trends. Focus on slopes, not specific daily numbers
• Read last night’s thread for more on this https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247666977566490626">https://twitter.com/jburnmurd...
• Daily covid data is extremely noisy and implies false precision
• This is why we use a rolling average. Watch for general trends. Focus on slopes, not specific daily numbers
• Read last night’s thread for more on this https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1247666977566490626">https://twitter.com/jburnmurd...
Here’s a video where I explain why we’re using log scales, showing absolute numbers instead of per capita, and much more: https://twitter.com/janinegibson/status/1244519429825802240">https://twitter.com/janinegib...
And a chart showing why we& #39;re using absolute numbers rather than population-adjusted rates: https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1244380095164420101">https://twitter.com/jburnmurd...
Last but not least, all eyes on Wuhan, which lifted lockdown last night, 7 weeks after peak daily deaths. Traffic levels already rising in our tracker
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Question is whether or not the region will see a second wave in cases
Follow our lockdown tracker: https://www.ft.com/content/0c13755a-6867-11ea-800d-da70cff6e4d3">https://www.ft.com/content/0...
Question is whether or not the region will see a second wave in cases
Follow our lockdown tracker: https://www.ft.com/content/0c13755a-6867-11ea-800d-da70cff6e4d3">https://www.ft.com/content/0...
Please email coronavirus-data@ft.com with feedback, requests & subnational data.
All of these are invaluable, and we incorporate your suggestions and data every day.
We’ll keep getting back to as many people as possible.
Happy Wednesday night, one and all :-)
All of these are invaluable, and we incorporate your suggestions and data every day.
We’ll keep getting back to as many people as possible.
Happy Wednesday night, one and all :-)
Oh, and tonight& #39;s dinner was an @ottolenghi:
Roasted sweet potato, tomato sauce and feta (we swapped in Greek yoghurt for the feta) https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/feb/15/yotam-ottolenghi-recipes-for-one-zaatar-salmon-ginger-fried-rice-sweet-potato-feta">https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020...
Roasted sweet potato, tomato sauce and feta (we swapped in Greek yoghurt for the feta) https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/feb/15/yotam-ottolenghi-recipes-for-one-zaatar-salmon-ginger-fried-rice-sweet-potato-feta">https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020...