May 27, 2020 will be recorded in the US history as one of the most tragic and heartrending dates. On this day, the death toll, due to the coronavirus pandemic, crossed the somber 100K milestone.
According to the above graphics, the outbreak thus far has triggered 1.745M cases and claimed 102,065 innocent lives. Of course, out of the 589,903 (34%) closed cases, 487,838 (83%) have recovered, which definitely is the silver lining amid this global tragedy.
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The above table shows that the US's highest death toll is followed by the UK at 37.5K, Italy at 33K, France at 28.6K, Spain at 27.1K and Brazil at 25.6K. Germany, Iran, Canada, India, Turkey, Peru and Russia are also hard hit, having lost 4K to 8K people to this pandemic.
Though the worldwide death rate has been 6.2%, France, Italy and the UK have suffered very high casualty rates at 15.6%, 14.3% and 14.0%, respectively. Spain and Canada have experienced above average death rates, too.
While USA, Russia, Peru, India and Brazil have been struggling with high active case rates, Germany, Iran, Turkey, Spain, Italy and Canada have maintained their recovery rates above the much-needed 50% threshold.
Lately, Brazil has been experiencing an astronomical positivity rate at 47%, meaning almost every other case has been turning out to be positive. Iran, Peru, France and USA are also seeing double digit positivity.
Though India still has one of the lowest per capita caseloads, death tolls and positivity rates, its risk level has been rapidly rising; for instance, on 4/27, it had 29,451 cases and 939 deaths. Today, it has recorded 158,086 cases and 4,534 deaths -- a fivefold increase in both categories, in a mere 30 days.
In order to pay homage to these first 100K martyrs, the US government should consider annexing a new memorial at the Arlington Cemetery, with their names inscribed in letters of gold. They didn't deserve to die!
Stay safe!
Data Source: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
-Sid Som
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