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COVID19 Statistics: Comparison to Other Jurisdictions (Free Access)

The following information is intended to be of assistance to members of the wine industry in terms of judging how the battle against COVID19 is playing out, particularly in respect of how West Coast wine producing jurisdictions are faring as compared to other places in the world. Please note that these are simple \”raw\” statistics gathered on the date(s) indicated. Direct comparisons are difficult because the stage of the pandemic may be different in each place and (crucially) we simply don\’t reliably know how many people have been infected in each place. The statistics will be updated periodically as the fight against COVID19 continues. This article provides useful background on the various public health policy approaches to fighting the pandemic: Coronavirus – The Hammer and the Dance.

You will notice the wide disparity in death rates from this disease between various jurisdictions. While comparisons are very difficult \”mid-way\” through the pandemic, it is already apparent that the cruel impact of this disease will obviously vary widely from place to place. In an effort to provide additional context, there is a listing of media articles at the bottom of the page, which describe how some of these other jurisdictions have approached the problem from a policy perspective.

(Country Data Gathered from Worldometer Coronavirus Tracker, Province/State Data from the NY Times and BC PHO)

 

Deaths Per 1 mil. population as of date indicated.

 

April 9, 2020

May 1, 2020

May 29, 2020

June 26, 2020

July 24, 2020

August 7, 2020

Canada

 13  90  188  225  235  237

USA

 50  199  318  383  446  495

BC

 10  22  33  35  38  39

WA

 60  109  147  171  204  226

OR

 10  25  36  47  66  82

CA

 10  54  105  147  207  254

 

           

France

 187  377  441  456  462  464

Italy

 302  467  551  574  581  582

UK

 118  405  566  637  673  685

Germany

 31  80  103  108  110  110

Sweden

 79  263  435  523  562  570

 

           

South Korea

 4  5  5  6  6  6

Japan

 0.7  4  7  8  8  8

Hong Kong

 0.5  0.5  0.5  0.9  2  6

Taiwan

 0.2  0.3  0.3  0.3  0.3  0.3

Further Reading on What Other Countries Are Doing:

Germany: NY Times Article on Germany & COVID19

Taiwan & Singapore: National Post Article on Taiwan & Singapore

General Info: Coronavirus – The Hammer and the Dance

Death Rates: The Stark Difference in Countries\’ Coronavirus Death Rates, Explained

Our World in Data: Global Covid19 Death Rates

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