Outlier Finds Pandemic Seesaw Across Countries

Among our values at Outlier, most important are the people we have in our lives, as we are parents and contributing members of the public like you. In addition to taking actions in our local community during the Coronavirus pandemic, we realize that the Outlier platform can bring you daily insights to understand the impact of the epidemic.

In today’s stories, analyzed with automated business analysis, we are reporting more findings based upon data shared by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU).

(Note: JHU has changed the amount of data they are sharing. The University is not currently reporting recovered cases or US county- or state-level data.)

Here’s what we found yesterday:

Yesterday the UK saw the highest number of new cases diagnosed yet. It’s also a 40% day over day increase, for a doubling rate then of just about every two days. Originally Britain took a more lax approach, but turned once projected models updated its outlook.

The Brazilian government has continued to minimize the threat and not issue a lockdown, according to reports, while the rate of new confirmed cases has spiked.

In South Africa, however, cases are massively decreasing and trending down. As a matter of fact, other countries are witnessing downtrends in confirmed cases too.

Encouraging Findings from Italy

Day after day Italy is reporting that new confirmed cases are down. Additionally, encouraging is that the death rate has also dropped for the Country.

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Stay safe and informed out there!