# COVID third wave?

By [The Economist @TheEconomist](https://twitter.com/TheEconomist)

"Cases of covid-19 in Britain are nearly as high as they were in January. However the fatality rate is a fraction of what it was. Click to read how masks and booster vaccinations should help keep the virus at bay in the rich world."

@chart https://charts.alphacast.io/p/alphacast/covid/misc---global---new-covid-19-cases?tab=chart&stackMode=absolute&time=2020-10-01..2021-10-21&region=World

@chart https://charts.alphacast.io/p/alphacast/covid/misc---global---new-covid-19-deaths?tab=chart&stackMode=absolute&time=2020-10-01..2021-10-21&region=World

@chart https://charts.alphacast.io/p/alphacast/covid/misc---global---percentage-of-the-population-vaccinated-against-covid-19?tab=chart&stackMode=absolute&time=2020-10-01..2021-10-21&region=World

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cases of covid-19 in Britain are nearly as high as they were in January. However the fatality rate is a fraction of what it was.<br><br>⬇️ Click to read how masks and booster vaccinations should help keep the virus at bay in the rich world</p>&mdash; The Economist (@TheEconomist) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheEconomist/status/1451512662060306444?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

## Related Dataset:

[Misc - Global - OurWorldInData Coronavirus Dataset - Daily](https://www.alphacast.io/datasets/5823)


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