The April 4th data for the US death curves
@FT and @OurWorldofData (<-not as updated)
There is some modest decreased slope; we'll take what we can get but it is a sign of encouragement
@FT and @OurWorldofData (<-not as updated)
There is some modest decreased slope; we'll take what we can get but it is a sign of encouragement
New York's curve for April 4th remains a distinct outlier
NJ, FL and WA steeper
LA and MI somewhat improved
NJ, FL and WA steeper
LA and MI somewhat improved
There are 2 ways to look at the US fatality curve today
Pessimistic: It has now reached that of Spain's and represents little change
Optimistic: It could have maintained the same slope (purple line) but it didn't.
We'll know which of these plays out in the days ahead
Pessimistic: It has now reached that of Spain's and represents little change
Optimistic: It could have maintained the same slope (purple line) but it didn't.
We'll know which of these plays out in the days ahead
And John's (@jburnmurdoch) interpret ion, as you can see below, is the pessimistic one (comparing countries approach)
"US about to go clear of Spain for most daily deaths of any country in the world"
"US about to go clear of Spain for most daily deaths of any country in the world"
