This week, the CDC announced a big change to its COVID-19 data reporting: instead of updating case and death numbers daily, the figures will be updated weekly. The change comes into effect on October 20.
Read MoreThe CDC is following in the footsteps of many state and local health departments across the country in taking weekends off from COVID-19 updates.
Read MoreSources and updates for the week of April 10 include safety for large, indoor events; state data reporting frequencies; a new Long COVID task force; COVID-19 testing in schools; and more.
Read MoreFlorida recently switched from weekly COVID-19 reports to reports every other weekâmaking it even more difficult for reporters, researchers, and others in the state to follow their local COVID-19 trends.
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Kentucky has made some changes to its COVID-19 data reporting, including the end of a vaccine demographics report and some very low-quality data visualizations.
Read MoreOn February 16, Iowaâs two COVID-19 dashboardsâone dedicated to vaccination data, and one for other major metricsâwill be decommissioned. The end of these dashboards follows the end of Iowaâs public health emergency declaration, on February 15.
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Last week, I called out the state of Nebraska for basically demolishing its COVID-19 vaccination data. While I was correct in writing that Nebraskaâs weekly update is now incredibly sparse, I missed that the state has, in fact, brought back its COVID-19 dashboardâkind-of.
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On June 30, Nebraskaâs public health department discontinued its COVID-19 dashboard. Recently, the state pared down its data reporting even further.
Read MoreSource updates for the week of September 5 include a new pediatric data page from the CDC, state reporting frequency, and new evidence that masks work.
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Two weeks ago, I reported that Florida had made a big change to its COVID-19 data reporting: the state switched from daily updates to weekly updates. Other states are making similar changes. Only about half of states update their COVID-19 data every day, NPR reported last week. But it is important to view these changes in context.
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