What’s in the federal Coronavirus stimulus package?
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Lindsey Leininger, PhD MA
A: (1) Help for state + local governments; (2) Help for businesses (including the health care sector); (3) Help for individuals. Oliver Wyman has produced tons of helpful summaries of financial and public health info related to the Coronavirus, available here. Link to original FB post
Are the official numbers reported on the dashboards too high or too low?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Lauren Hale, PhD MA
A: The official numbers are most likely an undercount of actual COVID-19 related deaths. Read this Twitter feed for a breakdown of the types of COVID-19 deaths written by fellow demographer Andrew Noymer. The numbers on the dashboards only include those deaths that fall into Category 1, confirmed COVID-19 cases. Category 2 includes deaths that Read more…
How many people are really dying from COVID-19?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The real truth lies in the numbers that we don’t have….yet. This Economist graphic sums it up well….what we really need to know are the excess deaths, that is the additional deaths, (outside of top reasons for death) not just those officially attributed to COVID-19. Links: Economist Original FB post
A: (1) Help for state + local governments; (2) Help for businesses (including the health care sector); (3) Help for individuals. Oliver Wyman has produced tons of helpful summaries of financial and public health info related to the Coronavirus, available here. Link to original FB post
Are the official numbers reported on the dashboards too high or too low?
Data and Metrics Data LiteracyLauren Hale, PhD MA
A: The official numbers are most likely an undercount of actual COVID-19 related deaths. Read this Twitter feed for a breakdown of the types of COVID-19 deaths written by fellow demographer Andrew Noymer. The numbers on the dashboards only include those deaths that fall into Category 1, confirmed COVID-19 cases. Category 2 includes deaths that Read more…
How many people are really dying from COVID-19?
Data and Metrics Data Literacy
Aparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The real truth lies in the numbers that we don’t have….yet. This Economist graphic sums it up well….what we really need to know are the excess deaths, that is the additional deaths, (outside of top reasons for death) not just those officially attributed to COVID-19. Links: Economist Original FB post
A: The official numbers are most likely an undercount of actual COVID-19 related deaths. Read this Twitter feed for a breakdown of the types of COVID-19 deaths written by fellow demographer Andrew Noymer. The numbers on the dashboards only include those deaths that fall into Category 1, confirmed COVID-19 cases. Category 2 includes deaths that Read more…
How many people are really dying from COVID-19?
Data and Metrics Data LiteracyAparna Kumar, PhD CRNP MPH
A: The real truth lies in the numbers that we don’t have….yet. This Economist graphic sums it up well….what we really need to know are the excess deaths, that is the additional deaths, (outside of top reasons for death) not just those officially attributed to COVID-19. Links: Economist Original FB post
A: The real truth lies in the numbers that we don’t have….yet. This Economist graphic sums it up well….what we really need to know are the excess deaths, that is the additional deaths, (outside of top reasons for death) not just those officially attributed to COVID-19. Links: Economist Original FB post
