Category Archives: COVID

Declining Fatality Rate in the US, but cases are not falling fast enough

I had an intuition, or rather expectation, that as the COVID crisis continues, the fatality levels would fall. The drivers behind my reasoning were as follows: Medical care would get better through the learning curve. Examples of this include reports of not putting people on ventilators immediately when oxygen levels are low – but monitoringContinueContinue reading “Declining Fatality Rate in the US, but cases are not falling fast enough”

Vermont Sets a Very Tough Standard for Vacationers

Photo by William Alexander on Pexels.com This post is inspired by a question from a subscriber. Thank you! Ah – the peace and tranqulity of Vermont. Who wouldn’t want to escape the heat of the south, or the bustle of the city with a relaxing vacation in the countryside. Well before you pack for thatContinueContinue reading “Vermont Sets a Very Tough Standard for Vacationers”

400,000 COVID Tests Per Day!

I found a great resource on COVID testing stats today. https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/daily-covid-19-tests-per-thousand-rolling-3-day-average?country=ITA~USA~GBR~KOR This resource analyses the number of COVID tests performed per 1000 people – enabling a comparison across countries. It shows that the in each of the last 4 days of May the US performed over 400,000 tests. That’s amazing! The US testing is aboutContinueContinue reading “400,000 COVID Tests Per Day!”