Between August 8 and September 7, global COVID-19 deaths and cases have again progressed in near-perfect linear fashion. But infections have risen by 42%, fatalities by 25%. And for each continent a different picture emerges.
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On June 29, the pandemic hit two milestones in one go: 10,000,000 infections and 500,000 deaths. Just 43 days later, the number of infections had also passed the 20 million mark. But while the positive cases had doubled, the death toll had only risen by 47%. Are we really looking at a decreasing mortality rate? Or is it merely a matter of more testing?
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On August 7, the COVID-19 death toll has risen to 714,168. More than 19 million people are infected. Over the past 30 days, global deaths and cases have progressed in near-perfect linear fashion. But differences between continents are huge.
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