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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 18 October 2021, World:
Death toll: 4,903,957 or 2.03 of the infected cases.
New deaths: 47,940.
Total infection cases: 241,365,988 or 3.06 percent of the population.
New infection cases: 2,893,450 or a new infection ratio of 36.74 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 18 October 2021, World:
Total infection cases: 241,365,988 or 3.06 percent of the population.
New cases: 2,893,450 or a new infection ratio of 36.74 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 47,94.
Death toll: 4,903,957 or 2.03 percent of the infected cases.
By continent:
Africa total cases : 8,433,885 or 3.49% ; total deaths : 215,449 or 4.39% .
America total cases : 92,481,229 or 38.32% ; total deaths : 2,266,998 or 46.23% .
Asia total cases : 68,814,480 or 28.51% ; total deaths : 1,063,962 or 21.70% .
Europe total cases : 71,339,690 or 29.56% ; total deaths : 1,353,954 or 27.61% .
Oceania total cases : 296,731 or 0.12% ; total deaths : 3,594 or 0.07% .
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 18 October 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 : 27 | highest : 500 .
Africa 14-day notification rate — median : 11 | highest : 42 .
America 14-day notification rate — median : 199 | highest : 500 .
Asia 14-day notification rate — median : 26 | highest : 147 .
Europe 14-day notification rate — median : 145 | highest : 462 .
Oceania 14-day notification rate — median : 6 | highest : 95 .
Week ending on 18 October 2021, China:
Total infection cases: 108,921 or 0.01 percent of the population.
New cases: 160 or a new infection ratio of 0.011 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 0.
Death toll: 4,849 or 4.45 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 18 October 2021, France:
Total infection cases: 7,089,052 or 10.53 percent of the population.
New cases: 32,541 or a new infection ratio of 48.34 per 100,000 people-->.
New deaths: 213.
Death toll: 117,265 or 1.65 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 18 October 2021, Germany:
Total infection cases: 4,377,845 or 5.26 percent of the population.
New cases: 64,461 or a new infection ratio of 77.51 per 100,000 people-->.
New deaths: 419.
Death toll: 94,628 or 2.16 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 18 October 2021, Iran:
Total infection cases: 5,773,419 or 6.87 percent of the population.
New cases: 81,785 or a new infection ratio of 97.37 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 1,506.
Death toll: 123,876 or 2.15 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 18 October 2021, Italy:
Total infection cases: 4,717,899 or 7.91 percent of the population.
New cases: 17,583 or a new infection ratio of 29.48 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 240.
Death toll: 131,541 or 2.79 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 18 October 2021, Portugal:
Total infection cases: 1,080,097 or 10.49 percent of the population.
New cases: 4,458 or a new infection ratio of 43.30 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 52.
Death toll: 18,100 or 1.68 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 18 October 2021, Spain:
Total infection cases: 4,988,878 or 10.54 percent of the population.
New cases: 11,430 or a new infection ratio of 24.15 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 203.
Death toll: 87,030 or 1.74 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 18 October 2021, Switzerland:
Total infection cases: 853,349 or 9.92 of the population.
New cases: 8,500 or a new infection ratio of 98.77 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 53.
Death toll: 10,737 or 1.26 of the infected cases.
Week ending on 18 October 2021, United Kingdom:
Total infection cases: 8,449,165 or 12.41 percent of the population.
New cases: 255,396 or a new infection ratio of 375.25 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 823.
Death toll: 138,584 or 1.64 percent of the infected cases.
Week ending on 18 October 2021, USA:
Total infection cases: 45,008,990 or 13.60 percent of the population.
New cases: 669,160 or a new infection ratio of 202.16 per 100,000 people.
New deaths: 11,980.
Death toll: 725,330 or 1.61 percent of the infected cases.
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 |
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