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Hello! Here& #39;s my daily coronavirus stats update, on a country-by-country basis.
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The big picture: The crisis in Russia and Brazil is becoming more serious than it was in Europe.
Here& #39;s the current ranking of countries by cases reported:
Here& #39;s the current ranking of countries by cases reported:
The US: Deaths running at about 1600 per day.
Total deaths hit 83,425.
A new study predicts total deaths will eventually reach 147,000.
Total deaths hit 83,425.
A new study predicts total deaths will eventually reach 147,000.
Trump Administration has a plan though: Stop counting so many deaths! https://www.thedailybeast.com/team-trump-pushes-cdc-to-dial-down-covid-death-counts?ref=home">https://www.thedailybeast.com/team-trum...
Spain, Italy & France: Broadly good news although some upward blips.
Germany: Deaths now well under 100 per day.
Russia: More than 10,000 new cases per day and rising.
Deaths: Wildy undercounted, and the government is fooling no one with these numbers.
Deaths: Wildy undercounted, and the government is fooling no one with these numbers.
The UK: The Russia situation has pushed the UK back into 4th place for total cases.
Lockdown relaxed today. A bad day for deaths yesterday, 627, but highs continue to go lower and lows go lower too.
Lockdown relaxed today. A bad day for deaths yesterday, 627, but highs continue to go lower and lows go lower too.
Brazil: Active cases and new cases show some slowdown in the curve, but both still on the increase. Deaths - lagging indicator - still rising.
Sweden: Where does Sweden rank?
New cases are cycling up and down on a weekly basis. But it looks like the highs are going lower and the lows are going lower — but progress is slow.
New cases are cycling up and down on a weekly basis. But it looks like the highs are going lower and the lows are going lower — but progress is slow.
Sweden: Cases are a function of how many tests you do. Sweden is 14th of all large countries in terms of cases per million.
Sweden: Active cases are still climbing. Not a good sign.
Sweden: Deaths appear to be in decline.
Belgium: New cases and deaths on the rise again.
[data via Pantheon]
![Belgium: New cases and deaths on the rise again.[data via Pantheon]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EX46dj7XgAA9p5G.jpg "Belgium: New cases and deaths on the rise again.[data via Pantheon]")
[data via Pantheon]
Sweden: Ranks No.6 for deaths per capita. Much worse than the USA or any of its Scandinavian neighbours.
