(1/) Thread on focusing on fair reporting, as opposed to unbiased reporting, based on a helpful tip from NYT's Astead Herndon, @AsteadWesley, in his AMA at #IRE20.

His explanation helped me better understand this concept and hopefully it can help others, too. (2/) I asked @AsteadWesley his thoughts on responding to criticisms of bias in political reporting, and how to avoid it in the first place.

He responded that, "if you are fair, accurate, clear, and contextualized... you will not be biased."

Here’s today’s (Monday, Aug. 31) COVID-19 numbers in Philadelphia. This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office. As of today, Monday, Aug. 31, there have been 33,778 cases of COVID-19 and 1,749 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 283 new cases and no new deaths since Friday, meaning this increase covers three days.

Here’s a recap of today’s (Thursday Aug. 27) PHL Public Health press briefing.

I’ll start with COVID-19 info from Dr. Farley and then give an update from Mayor Kenney about stuff like food sites. As of today, Thursday Aug. 27, there have been 33,343 cases of COVID-19 and 1,749 related deaths in Philly since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 88 new cases and zero new deaths since yesterday.

Here’s a recap of today’s (Tuesday, Aug. 25) PHL Public Health press briefing: As of today, Tuesday, Aug. 25, there have been 33,139 cases of COVID-19 and 1,736 related deaths in Philly since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 85 new cases and zero new deaths since yesterday.

Happy Monday! Here’s another COVID-19 update from the city of Philadelphia. This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office. As of today, Monday, Aug. 24, there have been 33,054 cases of COVID-19 and 1,736 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 263 new cases and one new death since Friday, meaning this increase covers three days.

Here’s today’s (Wednesday, Aug 19) COVID-19 numbers in Philadelphia. This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office. As of today, Wednesday, Aug. 19, there have been 32,569 cases of COVID-19 and 1,735 related deaths in Philly since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 137 new cases and 18 new deaths since yesterday.

Here’s a thread summarizing today’s (Tuesday, Aug. 18) PHL Public Health press briefing.

Info below on COVID-19 numbers, trends, testing, and a potential vaccine timeline. As of today, Tuesday, Aug. 18, there have been 32,432 cases of COVID-19 and 1,717 related deaths in Philly since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 84 new cases and zero new deaths since yesterday.

Here’s today’s (Monday, Aug. 10) coronavirus numbers in Philadelphia — as today marks 5 months since Philadelphia’s first confirmed positive case of COVID-19.

This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office. As of today, Monday, Aug. 10, there have been 31,439 cases of COVID-19 and 1,699 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 319 new cases and one new death since Friday, meaning this increase covers three days.

Here’s a summary of today’s (Tuesday, Aug. 4) PHL Public Health Briefing: As of today, Tuesday, Aug. 4, there have been 30,771 cases of COVID-19 and 1,695 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 106 new cases and three new deaths since yesterday.

Here’s today’s (Monday, August 3) COVID-19 numbers in Philadelphia. This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office. As of today, Monday, August 3, there have been 30,665 cases of COVID-19 and 1,692 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 311 new cases and two new deaths since Friday, meaning this increase covers three days.

Here’s today’s (Friday, July 31) COVID-19 numbers in Philadelphia. This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office. As of today, Friday, July 31, there have been 30,354 cases of COVID-19 and 1,690 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 141 new cases and zero new deaths since yesterday.

Here’s a summary of today’s (Thursday, July 30) PHL Public Health Briefing: As of today, Thursday, July 30, there have been 30,213 cases of COVID-19 and 1,691 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 136 new cases and 11 new deaths since yesterday.

Here’s today’s (Wednesday, July 29) COVID-19 numbers in Philadelphia. This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office.

I’ll be quick. But to start: As of today, Philadelphia's number of confirmed COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic exceeds 30,000. As of today, Wednesday, July 29, there have been 30,077 cases of COVID-19 and 1,680 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 132 new cases and two new deaths since yesterday.

Here’s a summary of today’s (Tuesday, July 28) PHL Public Health Briefing — as the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hits Philadelphia. As of today, Tuesday, July 28, there have been 29,945 cases of COVID-19 and 1,678 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 142 new cases and zero new deaths since yesterday.

Here’s a summary of today’s (Monday, July 27) COVID-19 numbers in Philadelphia. This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office. As of today, Monday, July 27, there have been 29,803 cases of COVID-19 and 1,678 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 500 new cases and two new deaths since Friday, meaning this increase covers three days.

Here’s a (very quick) summary of today’s (Friday, July 24) COVID-19 numbers in Philadelphia. This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office. As of today, Friday, July 24, there have been 29,303 cases of COVID-19 and 1,676 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 201 new cases and one new death since yesterday.

Here’s a summary of today’s (Thursday, July 23) PHL Public Health Briefing. As of today, Thursday, July 23, there have been 29,102 cases of COVID-19 and 1,675 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 228 new cases and two new deaths since yesterday.

Here’s a quick summary of today’s (Wednesday, July 22) COVID-19 numbers in Philadelphia. This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office. As of today, Wednesday, July 22, there have been 28,874 cases of COVID-19 and 1,673 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 132 new cases and seven new deaths since yesterday.

Here’s a summary of today’s (Tuesday, July 21) PHL Public Health Briefing — as now, the COVID-19 virus has existed for about 8 months. As of today, Tuesday, July 21, there have been 28,742 cases of COVID-19 and 1,666 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 150 new cases and one new death since yesterday.

Here’s a quick summary of today’s (Monday, July 20) COVID-19 numbers in Philadelphia. This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office. As of today, Monday, July 20, there have been 28,592 cases of COVID-19 and 1,665 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 433 new cases and zero new deaths since Friday, meaning this increase covers three days.

Here are today’s (Friday, July 17) COVID-19 numbers in Philadelphia. This is based off of a press release from the Mayor’s Office. As of today, Friday, July 17, there have been 28,159 cases of COVID-19 and 1,665 related deaths in Philadelphia since the start of the pandemic.

This is an increase of 135 new cases and one new death since yesterday.