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4 thoughts on “Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 13 Update”

  1. MontyTheClipArtMongoose

    El Pepe Maximo seems to have COVID deaths trending down again.

    Let's see how pong that lasts before the wheels come off, as is happening with petrol supply.

  2. George Salt

    Australia isn’t messing around when it comes to closing their borders. From WashPost:

    More than 40 of the 150 passengers scheduled to return to Australia on a repatriation flight from New Delhi on Friday were barred from flying after testing positive for the coronavirus, while dozens more were also denied boarding because they had been traced as contacts of an infected person.

    Australia’s high commissioner to India, Barry O’Farrell, told ABC News that an estimated 10,000 Australian citizens and residents had registered to leave India and return home, with almost 1,000 of those people classified as vulnerable and more than 100 registered as unaccompanied minors.

    But while thousands are desperate to return, the process is proving challenging amid a severe outbreak in India that has sparked widespread chaos amid soaring levels of infection.

    Under current regulations, those traveling to Australia from India must produce two negative test results before boarding repatriation flights such as the one in question, which was bound for Darwin. O’Farrell said that while news of passengers being unable to fly was “disappointing,” all travelers had been made aware of the stringent measures in place to ensure the highly contagious variant identified in India was not brought into Australia — where virus transmission is negligible.

    Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison closed the country’s borders last year to curb the spread of infection. Officials have suggested that the borders are likely to largely remain closed until mid-2022.

  3. golack

    MI has fallen...and that is a good thing. It now has less than 25 new cases/day/100K, and at 23.8, has fallen behind CO at 24.0, which is dropping slower than MI.

    We're now at 25 states, plus NMI, PR and DC, below 10 new cases/day/100K. That includes NJ and SD--how the mighty have fallen 😉

    For Metro areas, still 19 above 25 top ones, and the leader board:
    Lewiston, ME 41
    Danville, IL 39
    Muskegon, MI 36
    Bend, OR 36
    Colorado Springs, CO 35
    Farmington, NM 33

    Vaccinations: 16 states plus DC above 50% (first shot), and 4 states at/below 35%.
    for Metro areas (CovidActNow): 50 at/above 50%; 100+ below 35% (#100, Lake Havasu City, AZ at 33%; #1 Barnstable Town, MA at 4.9%)

    For some of the low % vaccinated states, it is not a reporting issue--vaccinations are grinding to a halt.

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