Unfortunately we can't really compare infection rates because there's not standardized way to register across countries. Only thing we can really compare is 'deaths per capita', and start counting from 'death 1', and see if your deaths go quicker or slower than the other country.
Confusing times really. I hope the panic stops quickly. I still have difficulty getting my groceries delivered, I used to be able to order one day beforehand, now I need to set the order a week and sometimes even 2 weeks in advance :D
Or you can use deaths x 100= total # of cases 3 weeks ago. (It takes an average of 3 weeks to die.) Modest infection rate is double every 5 days. 3.5 doublings-today's number of cases. In the case of the US it's 1100 x 100= 110,000 three weeks ago. 220k, 440k,880k 1.25m Cases in the US today. Probably means 12,500 deaths in 3 weeks. Not exactly what the President says. We are rumored to hit 100,000 test kits out this week. Probably means a few aren't tested. Yes, that is snark.