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by Veedrac 2286 days ago
UK tests per million: 387

USA tests per million: 26

Not really the same.

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There should be some adjustment for expected exposures, no?
If you believe the numbers, the UK has 6.9 per million infected, and the USA has 4.1, so they're pretty similar.

You shouldn't believe the numbers, though, because the USA is barely testing people—and not because they aren't sick; testing in the US is often expensive, as obviously idiotic as that is. I'd expect the USA to have a higher number of infected per capita in actuality.