BBCNEWS Newswatch September 18, 2020
Returned, or published . Thats just one instance of how facts and figures relating to the pandemic can tell different stories, depending on which are highlighted and how theyre presented. Take the totals of new cases of the virus, which weve become used to seeing every day on news bulletins. Now, the latest official figures show they were at 3991 new Coronavirus Infections recorded in the latest 2a hour period. That means the average number of new cases reported per day in the last week is 3286. But does that rise reflect an actual increase in the incidence of the virus, or simply the fact tha...