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CentralMass

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1. I don't think that is true. The U.S. has 246 million more people than Germany.

Reply to Different Drummer (Original post)

Wed Apr 8, 2020, 12:32 PM

Apr 2020

We have. 401,166 cases, Germany has 109,329.

Germany has ~80.6 million people. The U.S. has ~326.6 million people. So we have 4x the number of people. Per capita Germany has more cases then we do.

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Why the COVID-19 rate is so low in Germany and so high in the U.S. [View all] Different Drummer Apr 2020 OP

I don't think that is true. The U.S. has 246 million more people than Germany. CentralMass Apr 2020 #1

Note how different the death rates are. We're likely not testing as much kysrsoze Apr 2020 #4

On a per capita basis, they "officially" are not far behind us. Comparison: kysrsoze Apr 2020 #2

One leader has a PhD in Quantum Chemistry malaise Apr 2020 #3

Yes! Exactly! Different Drummer Apr 2020 #5

Or..... SouthernCal_Dem Apr 2020 #6

We should all go on malaise Apr 2020 #7