Today's country-by-country coronavirus stats: Good news for the US but grim numbers for the UK and Russia

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• APRIL 22: Here is our daily look at coronavirus statistics on a country-by-country basis for the last 24 hours.
• Summary: Good news for the US and much of Western Europe, as case numbers continue to decline. Spain, Italy, Germany and now France are all making good progress.
• The UK is still struggling to get a grip on the disease, however. Actual UK deaths may be as high as twice the daily reported number, according to the Office for National Statistics and the Financial Times.
• In Russia, the numbers remain unambiguously bad.
• Sweden's relaxed approach to the disease continues to be a failure.
• Scroll down for data and charts from Worldometers.
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The US: New cases continue to decline despite a record high of 2,804 deaths yesterday. (Deaths are a lagging indicator.) It looks like the US is past the peak and making good progress.

Pantheon says yesterday's US stats are probably an outlier to the trend. This chart shows a big jump in new cases (from Johns Hopkins) but looks like a reporting anomaly compared to the state-by-state totals from the Covid Tracking Project.

Hospital admissions in New York City continue to decline.

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See Also:

• Eastern Europe is recording lower coronavirus infections and lifting lockdowns earlier than their richer, more developed Western European counterparts. Here's why.
• The WHO said only 2% to 3% of people tested have COVID-19 antibodies, suggesting that 'immunity passports' may not be an effective policy
• Acclaimed tech investor Mary Meeker reveals the 5 ways coronavirus will upend the way we go to the doctor

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