OTOH, Italy is 8 days ahead of the US. Germany & Russia don't have similar experiences for the US to accurately track.
So, I take the 8 days as a great leading indicator, with the potential corruption of individual cases with a grain of salt.
The alternative is a larger, more accurate pool of total results, but without the oh so crucial timing element.
I believe all countries track pretty much the same in Europe. The only difference among them is reporting styles for cause of death. The reporting style in the USA I think will be less COVID heavy than Italy but our Dem doctors will be more likely to say Corona than Russian and German doctors.
What does that mean?