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Aug 16, 2020 • 4 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Our daily update is published. States reported 777k tests, 43k cases, and 619 COVID-19 deaths. Nationally, testing appears to be increasing again. Image
For those following the saga of Texas testing, we’re seeing a lot more tests reported there. The state still hasn’t provided much detail about what happened over the last two weeks, and we look forward to learning more soon. Image
The number of people states report to be hospitalized with COVID-19 continues to drop. 57% of COVID-19 hospitalizations are currently in the South, while the Northeast has fallen to 5%. Image
The South’s seven-day average for new cases per million people dropped to 205 from a July 22 peak of 315. In the West, the seven-day average is back up to 179 new cases per million people after a dip earlier this month related in part to CA’s reporting system problems. Image

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May 20, 2021
As we’ve seen with many COVID-19 metrics, there’s often a veneer of uniformity obscuring quiet data discrepancies. In this piece, we look at probable COVID-19 case definitions and the decisions states made about how and when to adopt federal guidance. covidtracking.com/analysis-updat…
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During the worst moments of the pandemic, the US public health data infrastructure could not keep up with COVID-19 death counts. Our new analysis looks at the effect of reporting lags on death data reported by states and the CDC: covidtracking.com/analysis-updat…
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Apr 21, 2021
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For most of the project, we’ve been laser-focused on gathering data. We recently began a process to understand *how* our data has been used. Here’s what we found. covidtracking.com/analysis-updat…
Our largely volunteer-run effort became a definitive and trustworthy source for US COVID-19 data and analysis: for media, scientists and medical professionals, academics, and the government.
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Apr 8, 2021
With little guidance from the feds, states have had to make their own decisions about compiling and presenting COVID-19 data, leading to sweeping inconsistencies. Here are some of the key reporting problems we found. covidtracking.com/analysis-updat…
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Today we’re releasing research on hospitalization data definitions. Hospitalizations are one of the most critical metrics for understanding the state of the pandemic. covidtracking.com/analysis-updat…
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See the full annotations here: covidtracking.com/about-data/dat…
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