The U.S. has overtaken the U.K. as worst hit by the first year of the pandemic in the G7 group of richest countries, analysis shows. The study, done for the BBC by the Health Foundation, measures deaths above expected levels for a normal year. The analysis shows that between March 2020 and February 2021, there were a fifth more deaths than in a normal year for the US (+20.2%) and a little bit under a fifth for the UK (+19.6%). Charles Tallack from the Health Foundation said the countries faring best through the pandemic were Japan followed by Germany.
Furthermore, when just looking at Covid-19 registered deaths per million inhabitants the U.S. is fast approaching the U.K. The U.S. is still reporting more than 400 deaths per day, while the U.K. is reporting less than 10 per day (even with the Delta variant). This trend could change in both countries, moving forward. But, for now – and for the past month or so – the death rate in the U.S. outpaces every West European country, including the U.K., and that has been the case 60% of the time that we’ve been in the pandemic.
The Delta/India variant has arrived in MA, accounting for 7% of the Covid cases.
Ugh
C-19 / 6-11 / ready.
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The U.S. has overtaken the U.K. as worst hit by the first year of the pandemic in the G7 group of richest countries, analysis shows. The study, done for the BBC by the Health Foundation, measures deaths above expected levels for a normal year. The analysis shows that between March 2020 and February 2021, there were a fifth more deaths than in a normal year for the US (+20.2%) and a little bit under a fifth for the UK (+19.6%). Charles Tallack from the Health Foundation said the countries faring best through the pandemic were Japan followed by Germany.
Furthermore, when just looking at Covid-19 registered deaths per million inhabitants the U.S. is fast approaching the U.K. The U.S. is still reporting more than 400 deaths per day, while the U.K. is reporting less than 10 per day (even with the Delta variant). This trend could change in both countries, moving forward. But, for now – and for the past month or so – the death rate in the U.S. outpaces every West European country, including the U.K., and that has been the case 60% of the time that we’ve been in the pandemic.
The Delta/India variant has arrived in MA, accounting for 7% of the Covid cases.
Ugh
C-19 / 6-11 / ready.