Figure 1
The line graph shows cumulative deaths overtime for Hong Kong and Singapore. The vertical axis is labeled “Cumulative C O V I D minus 19 Deaths” and ranges from 0 to 5,000 in increments of 1,000, with an additional category of 9,000+. The horizontal axis shows dates from left to right labeled “Jan 2020”, “Apr 2020”, “Jul 2020”, “Oct 2020”, “Jan 2021”, “Apr 2021”, “Jul 2021”, “Oct 2021”, and “Mar 2022”. The legend appears below the graph and lists two entries: “Hong Kong (Solid Line)” and “Singapore (Dashed Line)”. The line “Hong Kong (Solid Line)” series begins near zero in January 2020 with a marked annotation “First Death (Feb 2020)”. Another annotation appears around March 2020 labeled “First Deaths (Mar 2020)”. Another annotation appears around March 2020 labeled “Omicron Wave (Jan 2022)”. The line increases slowly through 2020 and 2021. A vertical annotation near mid 2021 reads “Delta Wave (Jul minus Oct 2021)”. Another annotation near late 2021 reads “Omicron Arrival (Dec 2021)”. Near early 2022, another annotation reads “Fifth Wave Begins (Jan 2022)”. The Hong Kong line rises sharply after January 2022 and reaches 5000 near the label “Major Death Surge (Feb 2022)”. By March 2022, the Hong Kong line rises steeply to 9000 plus. The line “Singapore (Dashed Line)” series shown with a dashed line begins near zero in early 2020 and remains relatively low through 2020 and most of 2021. The dashed line increases gradually after mid 2021 and reaches 500 by March 2022. A text box in the center of the graph reads “Dec 2021 Vaccination Rates for Elderly: H K: 60 minus 69 (49 percent), 80 plus (13 percent) S G: greater than 94 percent across all elderly groups”. Note: All numerical data values are approximated.Comparative Timeline of COVID-19 Deaths in Hong Kong and Singapore