Re:Sweden currently has lowest new covid19 cases per capita ...
by rossdavidh on Monday November 22, 2021 @09:07AM
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Note: lowest _new_ covid-19 cases. They're more like the middle of the pack, even above average, in _total_ cases per capita.
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Re:Sweden currently has lowest new covid19 cases per capita ...
by gus_massa on Monday November 22, 2021 @09:47AM
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I agree that focusing in the number of cases today is a bad idea. Anyway, since the middle of May 2021 they are below the average of Europe https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explor...
Edit: I just notice my link is for confirmed death, and you say confirmed cases https://ourworldindata.org/explorers/coronavirus-data-explor... Sweden is still above the average of Europe.
The problem is that I only look at the death number. It's too difficult to compare the number of cases, because there is a lot of asymptomatic cases, and very mild symptom cases and the detection depends how much each country is testing. Death are more difficult to hide.
Re:Sweden currently has lowest new covid19 cases per capita ...
by agd on Monday November 22, 2021 @09:48AM
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Yes. You need to look at testing rates, and positive rates to have a meaningful comparison.
Re:Sweden currently has lowest new covid19 cases per capita ...
by mistrial9 on Monday November 22, 2021 @09:50AM
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where is the mention of false positives with low quality commercial testing here ?
Re:Sweden currently has lowest new covid19 cases per capita ...
by phillipseamore on Monday November 22, 2021 @10:10AM
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Any positive non-PCR test in the Nordic countries would be confirmed with a new PCR test before reaching the official statistics.