Latest Corvid-19 statistics

U.S. COMPARED TO SIMILAR EUROPEAN POPULATION

CASES INCREASING DEATHS NOT SO MUCH

As the Corona virus enters its 5th month in the western world the prevalence of testing has increased the numbers of cases reported. The U.S. has now surpassed 37 million tests that is over 10% of the population. It is also now testing people without symptoms. Some states are testing anyone who wants a test. 

The United States now has 132,571 deaths, this is a rate of 400 per million.

The 5 largest European countries, with a comparable population, now have a combined number of deaths of 146,445.

Spain has a rate of 607 per million.

U.K. has a rate of 651

Italy has a rate of 577

France has a rate of 458

Germany has a rate of 108

Europe was infected before the United States so its numbers were incurred earlier, but seems to have things under control.

In the United States the increase in cases has declined in the hot areas of the early outbreak and has moved to the south which saw very few case early on. 

As expected, with the relaxing of stay at home orders and the increasing of testing cases have increased. There seems to have been a better outcome with treatment and the elderly and vulnerable still having the worst results if infected.

The population is without a doubt moving to a more business as usual existence. I attended 2 large outdoor public events here in Pennsylvania in last 2 weeks and saw very few masks. These were crowds of upward of 5,000. Business is brisk in any stores or restaurants that are open. It does not seem that the average citizen is pre-occupied by the virus. It seems that those in the elderly and vulnerable population are being more careful but the younger set is not.

It is likely that the virus will be around for at least another full year and the population as a whole has decided to resume life the best they can. It is not likely that any shut downs will be tolerated in the future.