VIRUS STATS FRIDAY

The change in number of cases in past week

• Globally up 103%
• USA up 259%... Most cases of any country.
• Spain up  109%
• Germany up 110%
• Iran up 81%
• Italy up 43%
• Korea up 8%
• China up 1%

[The Chinese figures are questioned by a number of sources]

 Death rate

• Global 5.1%
• USA 2.5%
• Worst: Italy is worst at 11.9% 
• Spain is second at 9.0%
• United Kingdom: 8.6%
• Iran's death rate is 6.2% - steady
• Germany is  1,3%  - steady

STATE STATS

• Of major states, only Washington has a death rate over 4%
• Louisiana and Georgia are down slightly
• Louisiana, Michicgan remain over 3%