Numbers Remain High
Incidence is at a high level and increasing or steady, mortality seems to remain stable
Bye-bye Britain. Your numbers have been rather spotty lately and it was too cumbersome to re-calculate and smooth what you reported.
Likewise, I am no longer reporting the test-positive rate because (a) testing data are extremely spotty and (b) the rate is way too high (above 10%) in all regions.
While incidences in Europe are higher than in the US, the IHME estimates them to be at about the same level.
Hospitalisations are rising and while not critical, combined with a shortage of health personnel, could lead to another difficult situation this autumn.
Mortalities seem to plateau at around 0.1 per 100 000 (±10%), which is just a little too high to be acceptable.
No remarks this week. I am trying to dodge the virus by strictly masking indoors and avoid risky situations. But that is not always possible. Many of my friends, who are normally careful, have got it. And when I ask there was just this one time when they let down their guards.