(Political Ramblings from a Little Left of Center)
I last updated my visualization of COVID-19 case progression in the U.S. about a year ago. I stopped mostly because I no longer trusted the data. Self-testing has rendered CDC case counts pretty useless since almost no one self-reports a positive self-test. I considered using death counts instead, but that was both depressing and only…
I was asked to update my COVID-19 progression video. Despite knowing it would be quite depressing, here ’tis: The video shows he relative spread across the U.S., showing weekly new cases per capita by state. The darker the shade, the higher the per capita new case count. A low threshold of 0.05% is used…
I’ve now been tracking the spread of COVID-19 in the U.S for 52 weeks. A Year One update thus seemed appropriate. The U.S. has seen ~30M COVID-19 cases with ~530K resultant deaths. My latest video shows weekly new cases per capita by state to help visualize the relative spread across the U.S. over the past…
As I watch the coverage of the Biden inauguration, I thought I’d take a look at the state of the pandemic in the United States which he will soon inherit. His predecessor leaves him not only this quagmire but numerous others. Our country has seen almost 25 million COVID-19 cases and over 400,000 resultant deaths. …
Our national response to the pandemic is essentially on-hold. If possible, Trump’s interest in the pandemic is even less than it was before the election. Biden’s hands are tied until January 20. The pandemic itself, however, is not on-hold. In the United State alone, there have been over 11 million COVID-19 cases and over a…
In the United States to date, there have been 7.7 million COVID-19 cases and over 215,000 resultant deaths. While there are countless ways to look at the underlying data, one doesn’t need a background in data analytics to grasp the harsh reality that these numbers suck. We can use appropriate analytics to visualize how badly…
In this update to my COVID-19 analytics, now reflecting 7/10/2020 data, I’m revising my approach. There are plenty of other sites that have clever and innovative ways of communicating the incredible extent to which we’re screwed. For my part, I’ll try to focus my efforts on the potential impacts of COVID-19 on U.S. politics. For…
Here’s an update to my COVID-19 analytics, now reflecting 6/20/2020 data. This snapshot begins to show the impact of the lifting of restrictions in the U.S. See below for commentary and some explanatory notes. Click on any table to display a larger version; hit the back button to return here. Selected Countries by % of…
It tolls for thee. The twisted John Donne poem is sadly appropriate. Donne was saying that we’re all interconnected and that anyone’s death is a loss for all of mankind. So wear a damn mask! Here are just a few ideas for conversations with people that won’t. For those that don’t believe masks are necessary: …
Here’s an update to my prior COVID-19 analytics, now reflecting 5/23/2020 data. This snapshot is largely prior to the free-for-all lifting of restrictions in the U.S. See below for commentary and some explanatory notes. Click on any table to display a larger version; hit the back button to return here. Selected Countries by % of…