Thursday, April 16, 2020

ANOTHER COVID UPDATE

Well, its been about a week and half since my last post with the COVID numbers.  First, a shout out to my good friend Dr. Dave B for catching a mistake.  I inadvertently left a "zero" off of Iran's number of cases when I last posted.  The deaths and percentages were correct, just an oder of 10 wrong for the number of cases due to my sloppy proof reading.  Thanks to Dr. Dave for catching this so I could correct it!

There are currently over 2 million cases world wide and over 141,000 deaths.  This gives an overall  world wide death rate of greater than 6.5%.  The US continues to lead the world in number of cases and deaths by a long shot.  And, as you can see below, the percent of diagnosed cases that result in death continues to climb for all countries not named China.  Germany leads the way with the lowest death rate at 2.8%.  The US is at 5%.  Both have at least doubled since my last posting.  Let's hope we have seen the worst and are on the better side of the apex moving forward.

As is the same for everyone, COVID continues to wreak havoc on our world and our country.  A new norm will develop once all the dust settles.  If your'e like me you've often wondered or talked with friends and loved ones about what the new norm will look.  A few questions (and please feel free to comment)...How will this effect social gatherings such as sporting events?  What new businesses or services will be born out of this pandemic?  How will healthcare change from both a policy and a delivery perspective?  Just a few things I ponder often now.

One thing is certain, with great changes and challenges, new opportunities will always arise.  Despite all the loss and devastation, much good will come from this when the dust settles.  Stay safe everyone!


Corona Cases as of 4/15/20 
Country
Cases
Deaths
 Change in
% Deaths
USA
648148
32588
2.5->
5
Spain
180659
18812
9.3->
10.4
Italy
165155
21645
12.1->
13.1
France
147863
17167
9.1->
11.6
Germany
134753
3804
1.3->
2.8
UK
98476
12868
8.7->
13.1
China
82295
3342
4.1->
4.1
Iran
76389
4777
6.1->
6.3
Turkey
69392
1518
2->
2.2

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