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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Cases, provided by JHU CSSE
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time_series_covid19_confirmed_global.csv Drop of cases in France on 19 May 2021 #4391

Closed DrFabach closed 3 years ago

DrFabach commented 3 years ago

There is a sharp decline in confirmed cases in France between 19 May 2021 (5863138 ) and 20 May 2021 (5514022).

This is quiet unexpected.

CSSEGISandData commented 3 years ago

Hello,

This has been documented in the README file as an entry on May 20, 2021. It reads:

"May 20, 2021: France | Reduction of 350,000 duplicate cases without correcting historical data | See press release"