In January, vs the original virus, case count hit 250K/day in the US with 4400/day deaths. That’s under 2%.
The lambda variant swept Peru in May. They were getting 1000 deaths/day for 10,000 cases/day.
That’s enroute US. Come December call it 300,000 cases/day of lambda and 30,000 deaths/day. Roughly 7.5X last winter.
“… The lambda variant swept Peru in May. They were getting 1000 deaths/day for 10,000 cases/day.…”
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You do understand that, UNLIKE THE U.S., Peru doesn’t test everybody and their brother repeated. So their “case” count will be relatively low compared to their deaths. That’s different than in the US where if two fragments of a virus floating in the breeze ended up settling in your nasal passage and you’re tested… YOU BECOME A CASE.