VIRUS STATS FRIDAY

in all major virus countries except Spain, the new case averages during the past week are better than for the previous seven days.


Globally, the average number of new cases the past seven days is 14% below the previous week. For America it is down 17%.

• The average number of new United Kingdom cases are down 21% compared to the previous week
• Average number of new cases in Spain this week are are  up 7%  compared to the previous week
• Average number of new  cases in Italy this week are down 27% compared to the previous week
• Average number of new  cases in Germany this week are down 21%  compared to the previous week

 Death rate of reported cases

• The latest death rate of reported cases in all major virus countries except Iran has increased this week over past week's average. (This may be due, in some cases, to improved reporting):

USA at 5.4% or 27% over the previous week's average
Global 6.9%  or 9% over the previous week's average
United Kingdom and Italy are worst 13.3%

France is third at 13%
Germany is 3.3%

 States

• The highest number of cases remain New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Michigan.
• Only two major states had an increase in new cases in past seven days compared to the previous week: California and Illinois
• The range of decline in new cases in other major states is 47% for Washington down to 10% for Florida
• In all the major virus states, the death rate of reported cases has increased the past seven days by 19-60% compared to the previous week.
• The highest death rates of reported cases are in Michigan, New York, Louisiana and Washington.