That bizarre January 1st 2022 COVID spike
I just downloaded the latest COVID data from John Hopkins University:
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data/new-cases
These are the countries that currently still have significant numbers of cases - I wanted a snapshot for future reference.
They don't make it easy - it's all dynamic charts and they don't offer a simple "download the entire page" function (or I missed it), so I copied all the charts individually and re-formatted it all. Don't ask 🙄
The one thing that really sticks out like a sore thumb ...
... is January 1st, 2022: how in the world did so many countries manage to synchronize their COVID cases to such a degree?
Sure, it must be the more infectious Omicron variant, which totally gets around all the "vaccine"-induced anti-bodies, but why would that show up like 💥💥💥 on the first day of 2022?
It cannot have been the New Year's celebrations - there's an incubation delay of 3-6 days, maybe even longer, so the numbers would have risen gradually over a longer period of time.
It can't have been Christmas, either, which is not even celebrated - or not widely celebrated - in some of those countries. The delay would have been too long and the incubation period is individually very different.
It's this incredible synchronization that is so weird.
How did they even figure out those numbers? How could they test enough people to produce such huge spikes in so many countries?
The only countries that seem not to have a very marked spike were Greece, Switzerland and the UK. In Germany, there was a marked incrase on Jan 1. It didn't turn into a huge spike, but the infections spread out over a mucher longer period.
In Taiwan, the spike happened, but was shifted by about 3 months.
It doesn't make sense...
New COVID-19 Cases Worldwide
Daily confirmed new cases (7-day moving average)
Outbreak evolution for the current most affected countries
Japan
The first case of COVID-19 in Japan was reported 952 days ago on 1/22/2020. Since then, the country has reported 18,949,793 cases, and 39,938 deaths.
Korea, South
The first case of COVID-19 in Korea, South was reported 952 days ago on 1/22/2020. Since then, the country has reported 23,327,897 cases, and 26,876 deaths.
US
The first case of COVID-19 in US was reported 952 days ago on 1/22/2020. Since then, the country has reported 94,532,122 cases, and 1,046,243 deaths.
Russia
The first case of COVID-19 in Russia was reported 943 days ago on 1/31/2020. Since then, the country has reported 19,244,647 cases, and 376,558 deaths.
Germany
The first case of COVID-19 in Germany was reported 947 days ago on 1/27/2020. Since then, the country has reported 32,184,553 cases, and 147,494 deaths.
Taiwan
The first case of COVID-19 in Taiwan* was reported 952 days ago on 1/22/2020. Since then, the country has reported 5,308,029 cases, and 9,914 deaths.
France
The first case of COVID-19 in France was reported 950 days ago on 1/24/2020. Since then, the country has reported 34,745,833 cases, and 155,133 deaths.
Italy
The first case of COVID-19 in Italy was reported 943 days ago on 1/31/2020. Since then, the country has reported 21,867,757 cases, and 175,595 deaths.
Brazil
The first case of COVID-19 in Brazil was reported 917 days ago on 2/26/2020. Since then, the country has reported 34,429,853 cases, and 683,965 deaths.
Greece
The first case of COVID-19 in Greece was reported 917 days ago on 2/26/2020. Since then, the country has reported 4,762,827 cases, and 32,552 deaths.
China
The first case of COVID-19 in China was reported 974 days ago on 12/31/2019. Since then, the country has reported 2,498,088 cases, and 14,922 deaths.
Austria
The first case of COVID-19 in Australia was reported 948 days ago on 1/26/2020. Since then, the country has reported 10,042,081 cases, and 13,961 deaths.
United Kingdom
The first case of COVID-19 in United Kingdom was reported 943 days ago on 1/31/2020. Since then, the country has reported 23,738,011 cases, and 206,005 deaths.
India
The first case of COVID-19 in India was reported 944 days ago on 1/30/2020. Since then, the country has reported 44,436,339 cases, and 527,911 deaths.
Austria
The first case of COVID-19 in Austria was reported 918 days ago on 2/25/2020. Since then, the country has reported 4,956,010 cases, and 20,639 deaths.
Chile
The first case of COVID-19 in Chile was reported 920 days ago on 2/23/2020. Since then, the country has reported 4,508,422 cases, and 60,451 deaths.
Argentina
The first case of COVID-19 in Argentina was reported 911 days ago on 3/3/2020. Since then, the country has reported 9,678,225 cases, and 129,711 deaths.
Indonesia
The first case of COVID-19 in Indonesia was reported 912 days ago on 3/2/2020. Since then, the country has reported 6,358,808 cases, and 157,566 deaths.
Switzerland
The first case of COVID-19 in Switzerland was reported 918 days ago on 2/25/2020. Since then, the country has reported 4,045,011 cases, and 13,974 deaths.
Serbia
The first case of COVID-19 in Serbia was reported 908 days ago on 3/6/2020. Since then, the country has reported 2,283,195 cases, and 16,684 deaths.