U.S. public officials, health-care workers and epidemiologists are being hampered by a dearth of data on exactly how far and how fast the coronavirus is spreading.
Despite frequent updates by the news media, public health agencies and independent researchers tracking the outbreak, the available data represents only a portion of the total number of cases, many of which have gone unreported. at Johns Hopkins University from multiple sources, including the World Health Organization, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and various other national and local public health agencies around the world. The analysis looks at the pace of growth of new cases in U.S. states and in countries around the world beginning from time the outbreak began to accelerate.
The result is that the number of cases reported daily provides an incomplete picture of the outbreak at any moment in time. In China and South Korea, she said, this policy of "case based intervention" centered on isolating and treating infected patients quickly to limit the spread of the illness. The impact of those measures can be seen in the the flattening of growth in the number of reported cases for those two countries, where the outbreak first began to spread widely.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told reporters last week that the expanded testing represents an "exponential increase of what we have done."
naterattner Would love to see the usa states chart updated each day. Where can I find that?
Fatality rate 0.13. Same as regular flu.
How long before Americans tire of a nationwide lockdown over a virus that will effect no more than .1% of the population, and likely only kills .2% of those who contract it?
Why have you flattened the chart its a vertical climb with USA the steepest
One observation: countries in which it's common to wear masks have seemingly better curves...
I am optimistic about the United States!