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Related: About this forumGlobally Covid is rising again.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/After the Omicron variant's peak it declined and reached its new plateau, which is high compared to the low plateaus of past waves. Countries like S Korea, Germany, etc are seeing new highs this week.
SheltieLover
(59,605 posts)BigmanPigman
(52,250 posts)Is that variant more or less contagious than previous variants? Is it more or less deadly? Those are the two issues I'm concerned with. If we get one that is as contagious as Omicron and as deadly as Delta we are going to see a real mess.
Time for me to pick up my free tests that CVS has for anyone with health insurance.
SheltieLover
(59,605 posts)Look at Harvard epidemiologist, Dr. Ding's twitter. He has been way ahead of the curve in reporting. And correct.
https://mobile.twitter.com/DrEricDing?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
BigmanPigman
(52,250 posts)I just read several articles on it and this seems to be the variant that my neighbor got at the end of Jan. He has long haul, was out of work for a month, had to go to the hospital for a few days and he was fully vaxxed and boosted.
SheltieLover
(59,605 posts)Is your neighbor ok now?
BigmanPigman
(52,250 posts)that's why I think it was the new one.
SheltieLover
(59,605 posts)Sorry to hear!
Lovie777
(15,002 posts)as well.
relayerbob
(7,019 posts)littlemissmartypants
(25,483 posts)Russia is second and Brazil is third.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
Thanks for sharing this, BigmanPigman. ❤
BigmanPigman
(52,250 posts)I see tons of people in Ukraine wearing masks as they are dodging bullets. It is impressive to me anyway.
littlemissmartypants
(25,483 posts)I'm surprised by the numbers in South Korea. I thought they were doing so well but I guess I was wrong since they are leading the world in new cases.
Honestly, I haven't been keeping up lately. I just needed a mental health break from all the bad news. ❤
SheltieLover
(59,605 posts)littlemissmartypants
(25,483 posts)for each measured category depending on the time frames used to both report and aggregate the data. Also, each state has their own reporting standards and various reports don't always include the most recent numbers.
As with any scientific research, trending and tracking information is sometimes intended to provide loose representations and doesn't always focuses on a finite number values. ❤
Off topic, did you see the post about the zoo in Ukraine?
SheltieLover
(59,605 posts)Some animals have been rescued, but the big one is in Kyev.
True about stats!