National numbers, September 11

September 11, 2022.Reading time 6 minutes.

It might appear that the U.S. reported a significant drop in COVID-19 cases last week, as the CDC’s numbers dropped to about 70,000 new cases a day last week from 87,000 new cases a day in the prior week. But in fact, the decline was likely exaggerated by Labor Day weekend, as testing labs and the public health workers who crunch data took time off.

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Reflections and format shifts following the CDD’s first hiatus

September 4, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

This is my first COVID-19 Data Dispatch issue after my August hiatus! Here are a few updates on how that went and changes I’m thinking about for the publication going forward.

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National numbers, September 4

September 4, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Over the past month, COVID-19 trends in the U.S. have been fairly consistent: disease spread has declined slowly around the country. Official case counts dropped from about 120,000 a day in the first week of August, to about 80,000 a day last week.

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Sources and updates, July 24

July 24, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

Sources and updates for the week of July 24 include drug overdose deaths, COVID-19 testing options, a Congressional hearing on Long COVID, and more.

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National numbers, July 24

July 24, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

Reported COVID-19 cases and hospital admissions seem to suggest that maybe the BA.5 surge is slowing down, at the national level. (And it is, definitively, the BA.5 surge, with almost 80% of new cases caused by this subvariant in the week ending July 16). According to CDC data, new cases only increased by 1% this week, compared to the week prior; last week, they increased by 17%.

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Sources and updates, July 3

July 3, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.

Sources and updates for the week of July 3 include race and ethnicity data, COVID-19 spread from a cat, and more.

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Sources and updates, June 26

June 26, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.

Sources and updates for the week of June 26 include Paxlovid distribution, booster shot uptake, and a guide to government COVID-19 documents.

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National numbers, June 26

June 26, 2022.Reading time 5 minutes.

America’s Omicron subvariant surge continues to be in a plateau this week, with national COVID-19 case rates, hospitalization rates, and wastewater trends remaining fairly level or showing slight declines.

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Reflecting on 100 issues of COVID-19 data reporting

June 19, 2022.Reading time 8 minutes.

100 weeks ago, I wrote the first issue of this newsletter on Substack. Here’s a brief reflection on what I’ve learned about COVID-19 reporting since then.

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National numbers, June 19

June 19, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.

National COVID-19 cases appeared to plateau this week, as some parts of the country seem to have peaked in their Omicron subvariants wave while others are still reporting increasing transmission.

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