VIRUS STATS SUNDAY

in all major virus countries, the new case averages during the past week are better than for the previous seven days. Most of the major American states improved as well.

Ryan Struyk - Reported US coronavirus deaths on date:

Feb. 25: 0 deaths
Mar. 25: 938 deaths
Apr. 25: 53,755 deaths

Globally, the average number of new cases the past seven days is 13% below the previous week. For America it is down 15%.

• The average number of new United Kingdom cases are down 9% compared to the previous week
• Average number of new cases in Spain this week are are down 9%  compared to the previous week
• Average number of new  cases in Italy this week are down 26% compared to the previous week
• Average number of new  cases in Germany this week are down 40%  compared to the previous week

 Death rate of reported cases

• The latest death rate of reported cases in all major virus countries except Iran and the UK has increased this week over past week's average. (This may be due, in some cases, to improved reporting). But the increases are not large

USA at 5.6% or 16% over the previous week's average
Global 7.0%  or 5% over the previous week's average
France and Italy are worst 13.4%

UK is third at 13.3%
Germany is 3.4%

 States

• The highest number of cases remain New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Michigan.
• Three major states had an increase in new cases in past seven days compared to the previous week: New Jersey, California, Massachusetts and Illinois
• The range of decline in new cases in other major states was 49% for Washington down to 7% for Georgia.  New York was down 34%.
• In all the major virus states, the death rate of reported cases has increased the past seven days by 10-50% compared to the previous week.
• The highest death rates of reported cases are in Michigan, New York, Louisiana and Washington.