Featured source, Nov. 8

November 8, 2020.Reading time less than 1 minute.

The featured source for Nov. 8 is a survey from the U.S. Census.

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Visualizing COVID-19

November 8, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

A recent Stacker story allowed me to pay homage to the real viz experts. I compiled 50 charts from public sources which show the impact COVID-19 has had on America and the world at large, including a few charts I made myself. The charts visualize case counts, mortality comparisons, economic indicators, outbreak sites, and more. Frequent readers of this newsletter might recognize a few of the sources I used.

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Federal data source updates, Nov. 8

November 8, 2020.Reading time 3 minutes.

As cases spike, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is focusing on rapid testing as a means to control the pandemic. But data on this type of testing continue to be widely unavailable.

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Your Thanksgiving could be a superspreading event

November 8, 2020.Reading time 14 minutes.

Between 10% and 20% of people infected with COVID-19 are responsible for 80% of the virus’ spread. Scientists are learning to better understand COVID-19 spread by keeping tabs on those instances where one person infects many, which they call superspreading events. While research continues about the underlying biology driving who is infectious and who isn’t, investigating the events in which people get infected can help us better understand how to protect ourselves and our communities.

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National numbers, Nov. 8

November 8, 2020.Reading time 2 minutes.

While the Midwest is bearing the brunt of this recent surge, cases are rising across the country. 23 states broke their COVID-19 records in the past week, and the COVID Exit Strategy tracker currently categorizes almost every state as “trending poorly” or “uncontrolled spread.” Vermont and Hawaii are the only two exceptions.

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Sources and updates, Nov. 1

November 1, 2020.Reading time 5 minutes.

Featured sources for Nov. 1 include hospitalization data, antigen tests, HHS Protect, and a celebrity tracker.

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Answering readers’ COVID-19 questions

November 1, 2020.Reading time 6 minutes.

On Nov. 1, 2020, I ran a Q&A thread on Substack in order to answer readers’ questions in the lead-up to the U.S. election. Here are a couple of the questions.

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