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I don't understand the British media. I really, really don't.
Basic things: Ireland and the UK started this pandemic with roughly the same number of ICU beds (6.5 per 100,000 for Ireland, 6.6 per 100,000 in the UK).
If anything, the UK was slightly better off.
Basic things: Ireland and the UK started this pandemic with roughly the same number of ICU beds (6.5 per 100,000 for Ireland, 6.6 per 100,000 in the UK).
If anything, the UK was slightly better off.
As of today, there have been 320 deaths from the coronavirus in Ireland, and 9,875 deaths in the UK.
Ok, ok, but the UK has a ginormous population, right? Especially compared to Ireland.
So we adjust per capita - how many deaths per 100,000 people?
Ok, ok, but the UK has a ginormous population, right? Especially compared to Ireland.
So we adjust per capita - how many deaths per 100,000 people?
As of Saturday 11 April, there have been 6.5 deaths per 100,000 people in Ireland.
There have been 14.81 deaths per 100,000 people in the UK.
Guys, people have been dying at more than *twice the rate* in the UK.
There have been 14.81 deaths per 100,000 people in the UK.
Guys, people have been dying at more than *twice the rate* in the UK.
