The CDC is now updating its COVID-19 cases and deaths data weekly, instead of daily. This shift goes beyond the agency’s public dashboard: the CDC has also archived datasets with state- and county-level data providing COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Read MoreThe CDC provided a fairly normal variant data update this week. Be wary of sensationalist Twitter personalities who want you to think some kind of conspiracy is going on.
Read MoreThis 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 MoreIf you went to check Biobot’s COVID-19 wastewater dashboard this week, you may have noticed that the company hasn’t updated its data since September 14. The company’s lab is closed for a retreat.
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The COVID-19 Data Dispatch does not endorse the New York MTA’s newly-relaxed mask guidance on pubic transit.
Read MoreYou might have seen this statistic from President Biden or other White House officials: “COVID deaths are down nearly 90%.” The statistic is misleading and incorrect, to the point that I’d consider it misinformation—especially right now, as the U.S. faces a largely-ignored surge.
Read MoreMany of the public health failures we saw early in the COVID-19 crisis are now being repeated with monkeypox—which the WHO just declared a global health emergency.
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 MoreI frequently rely on the CDC’s Weekly Review, a weekly newsletter that provides COVID-19 data updates, as a source for my own National Numbers updates. The CDC newsletter is usually posted on Friday afternoons. But this summer, the schedule has become far less regular.
Read MoreThis past Wednesday, the NIH announced that Dr. Anthony Fauci has tested positive for COVID-19. His symptoms are reportedly mild so far, but why is he still working from home?
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