By Ross Thrasher How does COVID-19 compare to influenza? The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) estimates that 12,000 to 61,000 American deaths annually since 2010 can be blamed on the flu. Last winter there were 34,200 flu-related deaths in the USA. Globally, the...
by Ross Thrasher My previous posts have included some rather basic analyses of the www.worldometers.info data on COVID-19. I have focused mainly on total cases and deaths in various countries, making comparisons and trying to discern trends in the trajectories of the...
by Ross Thrasher Worldometers.info reports 3.3 million worldwide coronavirus cases as of today, April 30, and 233,000 deaths. The USA has topped 63,000 fatalities from COVID-19, and on Monday exceeded the one million mark in positive cases. Three weeks ago 60,000 was...
by Ross Thrasher No numbers this time, just some rambling thoughts about how some good could emerge from the pandemic that is strangling our world. In spite of denialism and quackery from the White House and elsewhere, most people seem to be gaining respect for...
Rosco Reports by Ross Thrasher The COVID-19 virus continues its relentless march around the globe, with total cases consistently increasing daily by around 80,000 and deaths by several thousand per day. About 27% of the 2.7 million positives have now recovered. The...
Rosco Reports IV by Ross Thrasher Today’s international coronavirus totals: 2.4 million cases and 165,000 deaths. The USA represents nearly one-third of these cases and almost one-quarter of the fatalities. A recent article in The Atlantic discusses a new...
