VIRUS STATS UPDATE WEDNESDAY

For the first time since we started tracking the virus stats of major virus countries, the new case averages for all during the past week are better than for the previous seven days.


Globally, the average number of new cases the past seven days is 8% below the previous week. For America it is down 10%.

• The average number of new United Kingdom cases are down 16% compared to the previous week
• Average number of new cases in Spain this week are are down17% 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 39%  compared to the previous week

 Death rate of reported cases

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

USA at 5.3% or 33% over the previous week's average
Global 6.9%  or 10% over the previous week's average
United Kingdom is worst 13.7%
Italy is second  at 13.2%
France is third at 12.7%
Germany is 3.2%

 States

• The highest number of cases are in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, California, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Michigan. (Michigan has moved down from first place to 7th in just a few days)
• The range of decline in new cases in major states is 42% for New York down to 2% for California. 
• In all the major virus states, the death rate of reported cases has increased the past seven days by 9-67% compared to the previous week. The lowest - Georgia and Washington - were early targets of the virus.
• The highest death rates of reported cases are in Michigan, New York, Washington,New Jersey and Louisiana