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| Data Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/ Click on the image to enlarge |
Total Cases -- While the US outbreak started in Seattle, WA, New York City has been the epicenter for the last two weeks, accounting for 42% of the total cases. New Jersey was somewhat late to the saga but has gained significant momentum in the last one week, thus moving up the ladder to the 2nd position. Washington, the original front-runner, has now fallen to the 8th position, even below Florida and Illinois. California, on the other hand, has dropped from 2nd to 3rd position, with 4.4% of the total cases. Michigan and Massachusetts have been steadily trending up. Louisiana and Pennsylvania may soon overtake Washington.
Deaths -- In line with the total cases, New York accounts for 39% of total deaths in the US. Fortunately, New Jersey's death rate has been lagging their share of total cases. Conversely, California and Michigan have been registering higher death rates than their share of total cases. Washington is still reeling from the initial jolt so the death rate has remained disproportionately high. Lately, Louisiana has been another sad story with very high fatalities, thereby owning 6.1% of all deaths, despite recording only 2.5% of the total cases. Likewise, Georgia accounts for 1.9% of the total cases but owns 3.4% of all deaths thus far.
Active Cases -- Though the outbreak has been peaking in Europe, it is too premature to talk about a peak in the US. Therefore, the total cases and active cases are moving in tandem. For instance, New York accounts for 42% of the total cases and owns 41% of all active cases. Even Washington and California -- where the US outbreak started -- are still demonstrating conforming total and active cases. As the domain of testing keeps widening, active cases will remain collinear.
Tomorrow: Has the Eye of the Storm Surged Past NYC?
Data Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
-Sid Som
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