United States

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ACTUAL SOURCE: World Health Organization COVID-19 Situation Reports. Dotted lines are estimates based on percent of population.

The U.S. coronavirus cases took off on March 11 and peaked a month later on April 11. It flattened the curve over the next few weeks but still surpassed 1 million cases on April 30. The U.S. is the most infectious country in the world, but mainly due to its larger population of 331 million people. The U.S. at 5120 cases per million surpassed Spain (5110), Ireland (5038), and Belgium (5010) today. Several other smaller nations also have higher rates: Qatar (18364), Luxembourg (6409), Singapore (5788), Iceland (5289) that do not readily make the news.

New cases are averaging 21000 per day over the last week, down twenty-two percent (22%) to the first week of May (27068). This decline, while the U.S. cautiously opens businesses in less infected states, is very promising.

HISTORY

• 5.31.2020 USA past the 100,000 death mark today. The United States also surpassed Spain in cases per million at 5120 versus 5110, respectively.
• 5.21.2020 USA surpasses 1.5 million cases or 30% of the world total. At 4537 cases per million, only Spain is higher than the US at 4974, with Italy at 3760, France 2165, and Germany 2110.
• 4.30.2020 USA surpasses 1 million cases. At 3033 cases per million, it is third among Spain (4554), Italy (3367), France (1947), and Germany (1899).
• 4.26.2020 USA experiences new peak day at 38509.
• 4.25.2020 USA last seven days at 27920 down four percent (4%) from the week prior, so we are making progress.
• 4.23.2020 USA reaches 800,000 cases
• 4.18.2020 USA flattened the curve averaging 29150 cases per day April 12 to 18, down seven percent (7%) from 31370 the week prior.
• 4.13.2020 USA reaches half-a-million cases
• 4.11.2020 USA peak day 35386 new cases
• 4.10.2020 USA attains 400,000 infections nationwide
• 4.6.2020 USA is first country to reach 300,000 cases, though on a per million basis it is a third of Spain’s, half of Italy’s, and below France’s and Germany’s.
• 4.3.2020 USA attains 200,000 cases
• 3.29.2020 USA reaches 100,000 cases