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To assess the seriousness of the pandemic situation, ECDC established the following benchmarks:
| LEVEL 4 VERY HIGH | LEVEL 3 HIGH | LEVEL 2 MODERATE | LEVEL 1 LOW | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incidence Rate (new cases over past 28 days per 100,000 population) | More than 500 | 100-500 | 50-99 | Fewer than 50 |
Actual data from ECDC (EU's European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control), and areppim S-curve projections for selected countries:
| World total deaths | World total cases | 14-day cumulative notifications | China total cases | France total cases | Germany total cases | Iran total cases | Italy total cases | Portugal total cases | Spain total cases | Switzerland total cases | United Kingdom total cases | United States total cases |
Week ending on 30 August 2021, World:
Death toll: 4,507,382 or 2.07 of the infected cases.
New deaths: 71,092.
Total infection cases: 217,288,780 or 2.79 percent of the population.
New infection cases: 4,870,792 or a new infection ratio of 62.48 per 100,000 people.
Our projection is obtained by a logistic regression based on the actual numbers provided by ECDC. In those cases where significant bumps in the time series suggest a definite change of direction, we fitted the regression curve by means of a multi-logistic function.
Week ending on 30 August 2021, World:
Total infection cases: 217,288,780 or 2.79 percent of the population.
New cases: 4,870,792 or a new infection ratio of 62.48 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 71,092.
Death toll: 4,507,382 or 2.07 percent of the infected cases.
By continent:
Africa total cases : 7,746,207 or 3.56% ; total deaths : 194,840 or 4.32% .
America total cases : 83,971,866 or 38.65% ; total deaths : 2,106,383 or 46.73% .
Asia total cases : 62,084,175 or 28.57% ; total deaths : 957,479 or 21.24% .
Europe total cases : 63,316,753 or 29.14% ; total deaths : 1,246,444 or 27.65% .
Oceania total cases : 169,779 or 0.08% ; total deaths : 2,236 or 0.05% .
The pandemic containment, partially achieved after the administrations enforced anti-contagion measures upon the pandemic declaration by the World Health Organization in March 2020, gave way to a generalized surge of the infection with the arrival of the summer season. Thereafter, executives indulged in a choreography of stop-and-go steps, easing the prophylactic measures as soon as the contagion rates seemed to slow down, only to reinstate stricter rules as the rates started to increase again. The inevitable result has been a protracted pandemic, aggravated by the surge of virus variants, and a prolonged economic and social suffering.
People in charge defined their dilemma as a choice between saving the economy, or saving the public health, and allegedly opted for the first option, the economy.They took that course of action without implementing the specific instruments and tools to trace the disease, test the suspected cases, quarantinize and take care of the positive ones, while ensuring that people in need without a remunerated job would get a minimum income, and citizens could go about their business enjoying safe transportation, safe shopping, and safe work conditions. The responsible agencies should have reconfigured or provided such facilities, in the absence of which the pandemic couldn’t but enjoy a new boom. The net result has been both an interminable health chaos and a looming economic collapse.
Our forecasts show that the pandemic will spread further along the year, although it will fade out eventually. The question is when will this happen. Equally important, what will be the final price to pay for the incompetence of those in power. It is highly likely that the latter will have sacrificed public health on the altar of the economy, without achieving anything but another mega economic crisis, leaving behind a trail of several million fatalities, and of scores of millions of convalescents in a more or less pitiful shape. Quite a repulsing and contemptible record!
Week ending on 30 August 2021, these are the 25 countries with the world highest 14-day case notification rates. The 14-day notification rate of new Covid-19 cases is one of the main indicators used by ECDC to build its recommendations. Some significant markers:
World 14-day notification rate — median : 22 | highest : 500 .
Africa 14-day notification rate — median : 11 | highest : 42 .
America 14-day notification rate — median : 193 | highest : 500 .
Asia 14-day notification rate — median : 24 | highest : 147 .
Europe 14-day notification rate — median : 114 | highest : 462 .
Oceania 14-day notification rate — median : 5 | highest : 69 .
Week ending on 30 August 2021, China:
Total infection cases: 107,012 or 0.01 percent of the population.
New cases: 240 or a new infection ratio of 0.017 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 0.
Death toll: 4,848 or 4.53 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 30 August 2021, France:
Total infection cases: 6,742,488 or 10.33 percent of the population.
New cases: 122,877 or a new infection ratio of 188.25 per 100,000 people-->.
New deaths: 838.
Death toll: 114,210 or 1.69 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 30 August 2021, Germany:
Total infection cases: 3,937,106 or 4.70 percent of the population.
New cases: 65,241 or a new infection ratio of 77.87 per 100,000 people-->.
New deaths: 160.
Death toll: 92,140 or 2.34 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 30 August 2021, Iran:
Total infection cases: 4,926,964 or 5.87 percent of the population.
New cases: 286,269 or a new infection ratio of 340.83 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 5,128.
Death toll: 106,482 or 2.16 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 30 August 2021, Italy:
Total infection cases: 4,530,246 or 7.49 percent of the population.
New cases: 45,633 or a new infection ratio of 75.47 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 342.
Death toll: 129,093 or 2.85 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 30 August 2021, Portugal:
Total infection cases: 1,036,019 or 10.16 percent of the population.
New cases: 15,473 or a new infection ratio of 151.75 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 85.
Death toll: 17,730 or 1.71 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 30 August 2021, Spain:
Total infection cases: 4,847,298 or 10.37 percent of the population.
New cases: 52,946 or a new infection ratio of 113.24 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 809.
Death toll: 84,146 or 1.74 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 30 August 2021, Switzerland:
Total infection cases: 773,583 or 8.94 percent of the population.
New cases: 17,939 or a new infection ratio of 207.28 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 35.
Death toll: 10,432 or 1.35 of the infected cases.
Week ending on 30 August 2021, United Kingdom:
Total infection cases: 6,731,423 or 10.00 percent of the population.
New cases: 238,517 or a new infection ratio of 354.23 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 797.
Death toll: 132,437 or 1.97 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 30 August 2021, USA:
Total infection cases: 39,057,665 or 11.80 percent of the population.
New cases: 1,346,506 or a new infection ratio of 406.80 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 10,211.
Death toll: 638,715 or 1.64 percent of the infected cases.
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