Coronavirus (COVID-19) Discussion Thread

[SvennoJ]

Weekly update.

Daily reported cases in the world saw a slight decline this week, -1.5% average week over week.
Reported deaths still climbed further up, 40,455 this week compared to 39,886 last week (38,665 the week before that)

The USA has been going down further since HHS took over, -14% average week over week.
Reported deaths also saw a slight decline, 7,331 this week compared to 7,677 last week (6,385 the week before that)

Europe is still increasing, +10% average week over week, a bit less growth than the week before (+16%)
Reported deaths decline a bit again, 2,288 this week compared to 2,351 last week (2,325 the week before that)



The rest of the continents

Asia ends on top this week with Brazil a hair behind, both about 5% growth week over week.
North America is declining thanks to the USA. Africa is also declining, -18% average week over week.
Oceania looks to be stabilizing, Australia is getting things back under control.


India passed the USA in reported cases this week by a hair, Brazil is now in third.
The USA still leads in reported deaths, 7,331 this week, Brazil 7,134 and India 6,027
South Africa is declining although reported deaths are still going up, 1,904 this week.
Japan and Australia are getting things back under control while Canada continues to decline slowly.
Iran doesn't seem to want to go anywhere although it looks like their reported deaths are finally starting to go down (1,366 this week)
South Korea remains in control of the situation and China turned another outbreak down.

Europe in detail

Same as last week, everyone steadily building into the second wave, except Russia.
Even Sweden's odd reporting is showing an increase again (Somewhere between Switzerland and Italy)
There is also Romania which is doing about as badly as the Ukraine.