The following information is intended to be of assistance to members of the wine industry in terms of judging how the battle against COVID19 is playing out, particularly in respect of how West Coast wine producing jurisdictions are faring as compared to other places in the world. Please note that these are simple "raw" statistics gathered on the date(s) indicated. Direct comparisons are difficult because the stage of the pandemic may be different in each place and (crucially) we simply don't reliably know how many people have been infected in each place. The statistics will be updated periodically as the fight against COVID19 continues. This article provides useful background on the various public health policy approaches to fighting the pandemic: Coronavirus - The Hammer and the Dance.
You will notice the wide disparity in death rates from this disease between various jurisdictions. While comparisons are very difficult "mid-way" through the pandemic, it is already apparent that the cruel impact of this disease will obviously vary widely from place to place. In an effort to provide additional context, there is a listing of media articles at the bottom of the page, which describe how some of these other jurisdictions have approached the problem from a policy perspective.
(Country Data Gathered from Worldometer Coronavirus Tracker, Province/State Data from the NY Times and BC PHO)
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Deaths Per 1 mil. population as of date indicated. |
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April 9, 2020 |
May 1, 2020 |
May 29, 2020 |
June 26, 2020 |
July 24, 2020 |
August 7, 2020 |
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Canada |
13 | 90 | 188 | 225 | 235 | 237 |
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USA |
50 | 199 | 318 | 383 | 446 | 495 |
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BC |
10 | 22 | 33 | 35 | 38 | 39 |
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WA |
60 | 109 | 147 | 171 | 204 | 226 |
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OR |
10 | 25 | 36 | 47 | 66 | 82 |
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CA |
10 | 54 | 105 | 147 | 207 | 254 |
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France |
187 | 377 | 441 | 456 | 462 | 464 |
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Italy |
302 | 467 | 551 | 574 | 581 | 582 |
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UK |
118 | 405 | 566 | 637 | 673 | 685 |
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Germany |
31 | 80 | 103 | 108 | 110 | 110 |
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Sweden |
79 | 263 | 435 | 523 | 562 | 570 |
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South Korea |
4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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Japan |
0.7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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Hong Kong |
0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 2 | 6 |
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Taiwan |
0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Further Reading on What Other Countries Are Doing:
Germany: NY Times Article on Germany & COVID19
Taiwan & Singapore: National Post Article on Taiwan & Singapore
General Info: Coronavirus - The Hammer and the Dance
Death Rates: The Stark Difference in Countries' Coronavirus Death Rates, Explained
Our World in Data: Global Covid19 Death Rates
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