Covid-19 -- September 22, 2022

The more one looks at these numbers, the more fascinating this phenomenon was / is.

In round numbers, about one-third of the world's population has been diagnosed with Covid-19. Some will argue the number of diagnosed cases was exaggerated for all number of reasons, but that argument is vacuous for all number of reasons. 

I cannot think of any infectious disease that hit so many folks in so little time. Spanish flu might have been similar but it died out completely within four years without any intervention; there is no suggestion that Covid-19 will disappear any time soon, and if so, that "one-third" diagnosed will continue to rise.

Link here.

New cases adjusted for population:

• South Korea: 50 million --> 960 new cases / million population
  
• France: 70 million --> 743
• Germany: 80 million -->  712
  
• Italy: 60 million --> 467
• Japan: 125 million --> 328
• USA: 330 million --> 145

Population density, per square mile:

• South Korea: 1,400 / square mile
• Japan: 900
• Germany: 600
• Italy: 500
• France: 300
• USA: 100