Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: April 23 Update

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Autocratic forces are ascendant.

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Autocratic forces are ascendant in America. But truth-telling independent media is one remaining bulwark against the unrestrained exercise of power. At a time when billionaire owners of corporate media are making accommodations to political leaders, our nonprofit newsroom cannot be bought or broken. Please stand with us.

Here’s the coronavirus death toll through April 23. It’s a funny thing. All the countries that were doing the worst a few weeks ago—Spain, France, Italy, the UK—are now clearly on the downswing. Conversely, countries that seemed to be doing better than average—Germany, Canada, the US—are plaeauing or still climbing. If I had my wits about me I could probably figure out why this is.

The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. The COVID Tracking Project is here. The Public Health Agency of Sweden is here.