Our daily update is published. States reported 1.8M tests, 74k cases, 51,116 currently hospitalized, and 2,137 COVID-19 deaths. Alt-Text: 4 bar charts showing key COVID-19 metrics for the
Many data-watchers are understandably concerned about the recent uptick in national reported cases. A closer look at the national figures shows simultaneous wobbles in tests, cases, and deaths—a clue that this is likely a reporting issue, not a turnaround. Alt-Text: 4 bar charts showing key COVID-19 metrics for the
Current hospitalizations—always our most stable metric during reporting disruptions—are also continuing to drop. A chart showing current hospitalizations due to COVID-19 sin
As we noted in yesterday’s weekly update, we think the likeliest cause of some or all of this data wiggle is the combination of President’s Day reporting disruptions and the massive winter storms in mid-February. covidtracking.com/analysis-updat…
A close look at the topline metrics in Texas shows evidence of major disruption in COVID-19 data reporting across our second-most populous state. When Texas has big problems, they really move the national numbers. 4 bar charts showing key COVID-19 metrics for Texas since De
Our count of COVID-19 deaths has now surpassed 500k. We reached this milestone a few days after some other trackers because—unlike many trackers—we compile deaths only from New York State and not directly from NYC. A chart showing cumulative deaths due to COVID-19 since Marc
(NYS and NYC both report deaths to the CDC. There are about 8.7k deaths that NYC reports which are not counted by NYS, and because we use the state’s reported numbers, our dataset does not reflect those additional deaths.)

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25 Feb
Our weekly update is published. COVID-19 cases have been declining for 6 weeks, hospitalizations for 5 weeks, and deaths for 4 weeks. States reported fewer than 15K deaths this week, for the first time in 2021.

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Data this week was disrupted by 2 confounding factors: a holiday and a major winter storm which resulted in an artificial drop and rise in daily COVID-19 figures. Our post about day-of-the-week effects can help contextualize these wobbles.

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Weekly deaths in long-term-care facilities continue to decline. This week, deaths are down nearly 69% from their peak on Jan 14.
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25 Feb
As we wind down data compilation, we want to help everyone understand how to find and use federal COVID-19 numbers. Today, we’re going over @CDCgov death data.

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Death counts can be confusing. We've previously detailed some of our research on the different ways fatalities are counted on state dashboards:

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The federal government publishes two different datasets: the CDC's COVID Data Tracker, and the NCHS's provisional COVID-19 death counts. The key to understanding them is knowing the source of each.
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24 Feb
As we wind down data compilation, we want to help everyone understand how to find and use federal COVID-19 numbers. Today, we’re going over CDC case data. covidtracking.com/analysis-updat…
The @CDCgov publishes aggregate and line-level case data. Aggregate data includes total numbers of cases by jurisdiction and totals for confirmed and probable cases where available. Line-level includes a de-identified line for each case with detailed demographic data.
The CDC aggregate case data is extremely similar to the state-reported data we have been capturing. US cartogram showing which states match exactly between CTP
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24 Feb
Our daily update is published. States reported 1.2M tests, 68k cases, 55,058 currently hospitalized, and 2,196 deaths. Alt-Text: 4 bar charts showing daily COVID-19 metrics. State
Nationally, hospitalizations are still falling, albeit at a slower pace in recent days. Alt-Text: bar chart with zoom overlay showing COVID-19 hospi
Texas reported relatively high numbers for new cases and deaths today, likely due in part to backlog clearing following the recent winter storms. Alt-Text: 4 bar charts showing COVID-19 metrics over time fo
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22 Feb
Since vaccinations began in late 2020, we expected them to show up first in our Long-Term-Care data. And it finally has. We’ve seen signs over the last few weeks that vaccines, along with a broader decrease in community spread, are having a rapid, positive impact in LTCs. Alt-text: 3 bar charts showing weekly COVID-19 impacts in LT
Deaths in LTCs have fallen drastically. After adjusting for backlogs, our weekly deaths figure has declined ~70% since Jan 7. LTCs previously accounted for at least 35% of total deaths, yet last week their share was cut to 16%, the lowest ever recorded in our dataset. Alt-Text: bar chart showing weekly deaths in long-term-care
Since their peak just before Christmas, new cases in long-term-care facilities have fallen by 87%, with the bulk of the drop occurring in the last three weeks. New cases last week were the lowest ever recorded in our dataset, which dates back to May 28. Alt-Text: Cases in long-term-care facilities by week. Cases
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21 Feb
Our daily update is published. States reported 1.3M tests, 72k cases, 58,222 people currently hospitalized, and 2,074 deaths. 4 bar charts showing key COVID-19 metrics for the US over ti
Today's COVID-19 case count is the lowest on a Saturday since Oct 17. Chart showing daily COVID-19 cases on a Saturday since March
Hospitalizations continue to drop. Today's total is the lowest since Nov 8. Chart showing hospitalizations due to COVID-19 going back to
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