Coronavirus Growth in Western Countries: May 29 Update

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Here’s the coronavirus death toll through May 29. It’s funny that Italy’s trendline is so weirdly smooth. Every other country has lots of noise, especially when they get below two deaths per million. But Italy is just a lovely, smooth line. It makes me kind of suspicious, actually.
The raw data from Johns Hopkins is here. The Public Health Agency of Sweden is here.

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