I’ve been fascinated throughout this outbreak at how it breaks across latitude ranges. Here’s the latest info on Latitude.
The above chart shows cumulative numbers normalized by the population for each region. This shows the upper North latitudes continue to lead in total cumulative cases and deaths per 1000 persons but a couple of the South latitude ranges are starting to catch up (Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, South Africa).
Notably, the middle latitude ranges are still far less affected cumulatively.
Now above we see the instantaneous rates of change across the latitude bands. This chart shows us where today’s hot spots are. Note that the US latitudes are very low because overall, US cases are low compared to population. Most of the US cases right now are happening in the 30-40 N Latitude range (Arizona, Texas, California), but the rates in these locations are not large enough to show a significant spike in instantaneous rates (which are spiking for Africa and South America across the board right now). Note that 20-30 N. Latitude are starting to show increased slope in cases and deaths. This is largely due to a growing number of cases in India and Bangladesh.