03-27-2021, 11:47 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-27-2021, 11:53 AM by ChrisGreene.)
This is not to disagree with the prior statements, I do, in fact agree.
I have been looking at Germany's case rates due to having relatives there (as if that could help).
The "case incidence" in Germany is the number of total cases over the last 7 days per 100,000. Places like covidactnow.org quote the average daily cases per 100,000. So, when I thought Germany was in bad shape, it turns out that the case rate was 7x less than I thought. It turns out that news outlets don't always get things right on this scale, so beware!
EDIT: I really did a bad job here. Let me try to clarify. In Germany they quote the "incidence rate" as total cases over 7 days. Places like covidactnow.org quote the average of daily cases over 7 days. News outlets do not always account for this difference. If the SMC average of daily cases is 7, Germany would report something closer to 49. This had me confused for a long time because numbers just didn't add up. Any information regarding comparisons between different countries should be viewed with the understanding that we cheap out on paying journalists to really understand what they are reporting!
I have been looking at Germany's case rates due to having relatives there (as if that could help).
The "case incidence" in Germany is the number of total cases over the last 7 days per 100,000. Places like covidactnow.org quote the average daily cases per 100,000. So, when I thought Germany was in bad shape, it turns out that the case rate was 7x less than I thought. It turns out that news outlets don't always get things right on this scale, so beware!
EDIT: I really did a bad job here. Let me try to clarify. In Germany they quote the "incidence rate" as total cases over 7 days. Places like covidactnow.org quote the average of daily cases over 7 days. News outlets do not always account for this difference. If the SMC average of daily cases is 7, Germany would report something closer to 49. This had me confused for a long time because numbers just didn't add up. Any information regarding comparisons between different countries should be viewed with the understanding that we cheap out on paying journalists to really understand what they are reporting!