State of the Pandemic, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Canada, China, United States
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Organisations. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC
Period. 13 – 19 April 2020

Several countries have made adjustments to their official figures over the last couple days, including China adding over 1,300 uncounted deaths from Wuhan. The broader challenge is that most models of the pandemic are based on prior figures from China and may need to be revised to reflect these significant adjustments.

The U.S. CDC revising its case and death counts to reflect both confirmed and probable cases and deaths. With more than 675,000 total cases, the U.S. has more cases than the next four highest reporting countries combined, while accounting for almost 20% of all reported COVID-related deaths globally.

Revelations of significantly higher rates of transmission and deaths in elderly care facilities contributed to Canada becoming the 15th country to report at least 1,000 deaths, as total cases spiked by 30% this week to over 30,000. While the Canadian government announced that control and border measures will remain for months to come, the U.S. President yesterday outlined a Federal Plan to open up the country to widespread criticism by public health experts and government officials across the country.

Total confirmed cases worldwide increased to 2.2 million, as the number of COVID-19 related deaths approach 150,000 as of Friday morning.

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