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Pandemic Comparison 4

June 28, 2020

Time for the roughly monthly comparison between Australia and the US on the coronavirus pandemic….

The population of the US is about 13 times greater than that of Australia. So if all things are equal, US figures should be 13 times greater than Australian figures.

Today’s figures 27 June 2020:

  • Australia, confirmed cases: 7593
  • USA confirmed cases, 2.51m (despite official reluctance to test)

The pattern over time is as follows:

  • 10 April 77 times as many cases as Aus
  • 29 April 130 times as many cases as Aus
  • 29 May 246 times as many cases as Aus
  • 27 June 330 times as many cases as Aus

The confirmed cases are increasing more rapidly than in Australia.

The US had 127,000 deaths and Australia 104.

The pattern is as follows

  • 10 April 309 times as many deaths as Aus
  • 29 April 673 times as many deaths as Aus
  • 29 May 1000 times as many deaths as Aus
  • 27 June 1221 times as many deaths as in Aus

The Death rate is continuing to increase more rapidly than in Aus – although the rate of increase is perhaps slowing down.

There are no figures for those left incapacitated by the virus….

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COVID and CO2

June 1, 2020

We have heard a lot about how you can see now see the Himalayas and air pollution has gone down markedly.

However a few stats from the Guardian’s “Green Mail”:

Weekly average CO2 readings

1) 1 March 2020: 413.84 ppm
Last year: 411.91 ppm

2) 29 March 2020: 415.74 ppm
Last year: 412.39 ppm

3) 18 April 2020: 416.27 ppm
Last year: 413.62 ppm

4) 25 April 2020: 415.88 ppm
Last year: 413.71 ppm

5) 16 May 2020: 416.79 ppm
Last year: 415.31 ppm

6) 23 May 2020: 416.97 ppm
Last year: 414.72 ppm

Despite the reduction in economic activity and visible pollution, CO2 readings are still up on last year.

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