Uptrends and Downtrends of the Coronavirus

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).

Here’s what we found out recently:

Cases On the Rise

One county in Iowa accounts for 2% of the newly confirmed cases in the US. Buena Vista county in Iowa reported over 430 cases of Coronavirus overnight where two Tyson meat processing plants are located.

Wisconsin saw a big increase overnight too and the highest tally for any one day. The state is 22% higher than expected and accounts for 3% of the cases reported in the US.

Neighboring counties, Racine and Milwaukee, are contributing the most to this increase.

Internationally, we see more cases too. South Africa is seeing a steady increase with the most recent value at 54% above expected. They account for 2% of the cases globally.

South Korea saw the number of new cases nearly double overnight, which is currently 96% above expected. Lockdown restrictions have now been restored.

Brazil now has the second-highest number of Coronavirus cases. Yesterday’s numbers represent 20% of the new cases confirmed globally, up from 17% the day before. Also, with yesterday’s number, Brazil had the highest number of new cases globally, surpassing the US for daily reporting.

On the Downtrend

In good news, Morocco is seeing a significant reduction in their cases confirmed daily. They are reporting 54% fewer cases than expected.

Indiana is showing a decrease in the number of cases in the last several days even after the state’s reopening. The state’s tally is currently 3% below expected and back to the infection rates reported in early April.

Lake and Marion counties seem to be contributing most to this decrease.

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Stay safe and informed out there!