coronavirus data

Health & Safety

Why A Major COVID-19 Tracking Project Is Shutting Down

8:01am February 06, 2021

by Scott Simon

Alexis Madrigal, who co-founded a tracker for The Atlantic Magazine, tells NPR's Scott Simon that the federal government's efforts have improved, making outside efforts to collect data less essential.

Teacher Alisha Morris created an interactive tracker of coronavirus in schools, current through Aug. 23, including this map, created by another volunteer. The National Education Association will now take on updates to the database.

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Education

How Many Coronavirus Cases Are Happening In Schools? This Tracker Keeps Count

9:57am August 28, 2020

Alisha Morris, a Kansas theater teacher, created a database of COVID-19 cases in schools. Now maintained by the National Education Association, it shares data that some schools prefer to keep quiet.

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The Trump administration abruptly required hospitals to stop reporting COVID data to CDC and use a new reporting system set up by a contractor. Two weeks in, the promised improvements in the data have yet to materialize.

Health & Safety

COVID-19 Hospital Data System That Bypasses CDC Plagued By Delays, Inaccuracies

5:35am July 31, 2020

After the Trump administration moved hospital COVID-19 data reporting to HHS, bypassing the CDC, the new data system has been rife with erratic updates and anomalies.