COVID spread websites

[pete6032]

Just curious what sites are folks looking at to track the spread of COVID? Could you post some here? The main ones I look at are:

Rt COVID-19

Up-to-date values for Rt — the number to watch to measure COVID spread.

rt.live

IHME | COVID-19 Projections

Explore forecasts of COVID-19 cases, deaths, and hospital resource use.

covid19.healthdata.org

COVID-19 United States Cases by County - Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center

Johns Hopkins U.S. County Level COVID-19 Tracking Map

coronavirus.jhu.edu

 

[Brainonska511]

I've seen rt.live a fair amount for MA. It's useful, but I also see people over-interpreting the data - like only posting about the mean Rt, while ignoring the somewhat large error bars, and the relatively steady mean for the last two weeks; and then also ignoring the other factors that need to be monitored together, like test positivity rate and new cases. I'm not advocating for a rapid reopening here in MA, I just want to see data used appropriately: eg, discuss the different aspects together, not as hair on fire individual pieces.

 

[Platypus]

Unfortunately, without any sort of national leadership, reliable testing/tracing, and aid given to allow people to stay home, there's literally no point in tracking this in my mind right now because we'll never, ever get out from under it unless drastic changes are made.

If we have a change in power in January, and that's a relatively big if unfortunately, it will be too late to control it anyway.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Unfortunately, without any sort of national leadership, reliable testing/tracing, and aid given to allow people to stay home, there's literally no point in tracking this in my mind right now because we'll never, ever get out from under it unless drastic changes are made.

If we have a change in power in January, and that's a relatively big if unfortunately, it will be too late to control it anyway.

Trump is leaning on Chuck Woolery now as his Covid Expert and busy scapegoating Fauci. His number one goal is to get a vaccine approved before election day with a 25% effective placebo effect.

 

[brainhulk]

Everyone is getting it already

 

[ch33zw1z]

I generally use this one: https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

But those in the OP seem ok.

 

[Roger Wilco]

I use https://studylib.net/coronavirus

 

[dullard]

I like how this one is per capita and gives you a lot of ways to customize the data.

Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) - Statistics and Research

Country-by-country data and research on the pandemic. Updated daily.

ourworldindata.org

 

[Captante]

I like how this one is per capita and gives you a lot of ways to customize the data.

Coronavirus Pandemic (COVID-19) - Statistics and Research

Country-by-country data and research on the pandemic. Updated daily.

ourworldindata.org

Best one so far ... although I certainly don't like what it appears to show for the USA.

In terms of Covid-19 its borderline third-world country in some states right now.

 

[Captante]

Scary how a lot of those linked sites either nailed it or UNDER-estimated!



And this looks interesting/useful ... also concerning!


COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool

 

[allisolm]

Thanks for all the great info! I've mostly been using https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/ for Florida stats, but it's good, if depressing, to see how everything is going elsewhere.

 

[pete6032]

Thanks for all the great info! I've mostly been using https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/ for Florida stats, but it's good, if depressing, to see how everything is going elsewhere.

Not so good in the Midwest right now that's for sure.