US vs Europe: A COVID Comparison In Charts
- By Sam van de Schootbrugge
- 2 min read
Introduction
Cases are ballooning again in the US. But has the country performed worse during the pandemic compared with other significantly affected countries? In this note, I present graphically the key COVID indicators across the US, UK and EU4 (Germany, France, Italy and Spain).
Cases
The US has registered 1.2mn new cases last week, a 12% WoW rise. Other than in Germany, where cases rose 8% WoW, new infections have started to fall across the UK and EU4 (Chart 1).
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