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covid-19-excess-deaths-tracker
Source code and data for The Economist's covid-19 excess deaths tracker
So far in the UK hospitalisations are increasing, but not dramatically so. There's also brouhaha about how London (where the wave is the worst) is at its peak, or already on the way down.
https://coronavirus.data.gov.uk/
[bear in mind, the hospitalisation number is not quite what it seems. It is "people in hospital who happen to have Covid", not "people who got Covid so bad they need to be hospitalised". So if you have asymptomatic Covid and a broken leg, you count for this purpose. Still, you do require the whole Covid-safe theatre, medical staff in PPE so it's also not like "meh doesn't matter"]
I highly recommend everyone here to watch these two cannels for Covid news and analysis:
https://www.youtube.com/c/Campbellteaching
https://odysee.com/@DrMobeenSyed:1
The first one is a bit more user-friendly, the second one goes more in-depth into mechanics and research, but neither peddle fear or moralism. There is actually quite a bit of positive news lately:
Omicron uses two different ways to enter cells. This is part of why it's so transmissible, but it's also why it is less severe:
2. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-c...
This sewage report is about a whole population and it is clear to see infections many more times higher than what a lot of news agencies are reporting.
Average age is in South Africa is 28 vs US 38 and SA still has higher excess mortality: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/coronavirus-excess-...
Not an expert but comparing countries is hard, especially now that there are other factors such as how many people are vaccinated, boosted etc. I don’t think it’s obvious from one country how another will fare.