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There is no government agency publicly tracking all corona cases in the US. So the NYT is doing it. (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 OP
The incompetence is breathtaking. madaboutharry Mar 2020 #1
That task was probably a function of one of the critical procon Mar 2020 #2
Are we talking about the "failing" New York Times, that New York Times? Canoe52 Mar 2020 #3
Of course not. Phoenix61 Mar 2020 #4
The NYT map omits the 100 cases in Puerto Rico. Ramsey Barner Mar 2020 #5
Plus ... their map is interactive UpInArms Mar 2020 #7
The Florida page (county by county) has quit working most of the time... Sancho Mar 2020 #6
Meanwhile, trumptards everywhere rejoice at the cat grabbers antics. johnthewoodworker Mar 2020 #8
There's that evil corporatist media trying to take down politicians who threaten the profits of ehrnst Mar 2020 #9
Thought Johns Hopkins was doing it. Not a govt agency, but... Amaryllis Mar 2020 #10
That is not exactly true Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #11
The qualifying word is "publicly." The CDC is surely tracking the cases, but they must not be mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 #12
Thank you Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #13
We can't track All the cases, because MyMission Mar 2020 #14

procon

(15,805 posts)
2. That task was probably a function of one of the critical
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 06:42 AM
Mar 2020

agencies working on pandemic diseases that Trump eliminated.

Canoe52

(2,948 posts)
3. Are we talking about the "failing" New York Times, that New York Times?
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:10 AM
Mar 2020

I can’t wait until their headline reads TRUMP GOES TO JAIL.
I’m going to buy a copy and frame it.

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)
4. Of course not.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:20 AM
Mar 2020

The last thing Twitler wants is for everyone to know exactly how badly he screwed up and how many people died because of that.

Ramsey Barner

(349 posts)
5. The NYT map omits the 100 cases in Puerto Rico.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:38 AM
Mar 2020

It also omits other US territories. Same with the Washington Post. I've contacted both papers several times and they're considering including Puerto Rico. Mighty big of them.

This site has more accurate and more updated confirmed case information:
https://coronavirus.1point3acres.com/en

Sancho

(9,070 posts)
6. The Florida page (county by county) has quit working most of the time...
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:41 AM
Mar 2020

...probably because the idiot governor doesn't like the bad news....

 

johnthewoodworker

(694 posts)
8. Meanwhile, trumptards everywhere rejoice at the cat grabbers antics.
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:02 AM
Mar 2020

He's showing all those liberal democrat governors, especially that woman from Michigan, who's boss. He's bitching at reporters. He's consulting with celebrities. He's calling out the 'fake news'. According to trumptards, he hasn't made a wrong decision yet.

 

ehrnst

(32,640 posts)
9. There's that evil corporatist media trying to take down politicians who threaten the profits of
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 09:35 AM
Mar 2020

their masters...

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,472 posts)
12. The qualifying word is "publicly." The CDC is surely tracking the cases, but they must not be
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 06:11 PM
Mar 2020

posting the results of their tracking for all to see. I looked at your link, and they give a range for each state, not an exact number.

Welcome to DU.

Marrah_Goodman

(1,586 posts)
13. Thank you
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 07:19 PM
Mar 2020

I've been here since almost the beginning though. I just couldn't retrieve my login info. I was MarrahG.

MyMission

(1,850 posts)
14. We can't track All the cases, because
Sat Mar 28, 2020, 11:59 PM
Mar 2020

They haven't been testing everyone.

A case in point:
My neighbor, age 70, who lives across the road was very sick last month, difficulty breathing, cough, other covid 19 symptoms. Was tested for flu, it was negative. Went to a pulmonologist who gave her breathing apparatus.
Meanwhile, her son had been sick, as were his wife and 2 kids, and she believes she caught it from him or his family. He works for VA, tested positive for covid 19. His wife and children were not tested. One of the kids had very bad symptoms, was tested for the flu, negative.

So 5 people I know probably had it but only 1 was tested and counted. They all recovered, luckily, and there are plenty of folks out there who've had it without knowing it and recovered. They aren't counted. And some who've died without being tested or counted.

And FWIW, the wife works delivering for the post office and Amazon. She was out of work 2 weeks, but was probably spreading it before she took sick time once husband was diagnosed.

Also, my friends 9 yr old son had symptoms several weeks ago, a cough and fever for several days, and he was treated at home and not tested. I suspect he had it but we won't know until they come up with a test to measure antibodies or antiproteins or whatever they have to measure to see if a person has actually had it.

The lack of adequate and prompt testing means only a portion of cases are actually reported and recorded.

And there's a lag time in reporting or consolidating data. I have looked at several sites to follow the reported numbers and agree they are not reporting them accurately or promptly. I heard about 2 deaths in my county from someone at the grocery store, but when I checked several sites it wasn't recorded. The next day the county had reported it but it took several days to see that info on other tracking sites, at which point we had even more. Same for actual cases. Don't know where many sites get their numbers or how often they update. I'm in NC and earlier today we had 900+ cases. Should hit 1000 by tomorrow but some sites will be reporting numbers from several days ago.

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