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The death rate in the US is now substantially higher than in Europe. The EU+UK have 355 deaths per million [1], while the US is at 465 [2]. Of course, those are
by antientropic 6y ago
The death rate in the US is now substantially higher than in Europe. The EU+UK have 355 deaths per million [1], while the US is at 465 [2]. Of course, those are the official figures - it's possible that the excess mortality shows a different picture.
[1] https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea https://www.ecdc.europa.eu/en/cases-2019-ncov-eueea
[2] https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries
- dazc 6y ago'The death rate in the US is now substantially higher than in Europe.' I used the term most of Europe and especially the UK. Let's, instead, say 'parts of Europe' and 'the UK' and these figures paint a different story.
- simonh 6y agoAlso most of Europe locked down hard enough that the death rate now is quite low, fairly steady at a few hundred deaths per day. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102288/coronavirus-deaths-development-europe/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102288/coronavirus-deat... Meanwhile the deaths per day in the US are still on a strong upward trend with well over 1000 deaths per day and climbing. https://shorturl.at/eprER https://shorturl.at/eprER