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anthonydb
Hello all,
We are aware of the following anomalies in our dataset. Please see below for explanations.
For both Nebraska and North Dakota (deaths), our sourcing is via the HHS Community Profile Report (CPR) for county-level cases and deaths and the CDC COVID-19 Data Tracker for state-level cases and deaths. Any differences between the HHS CPR and CDC Data Tracker are placed into our "Unassigned, STATE" category. We use these sources for the two states due to Nebraska discontinuing their dashboard and North Dakota discontinuing their reporting of deaths.
Decrease of -155 deaths in North Dakota on November 2, 2022 We have tracked this to a decrease in the HHS CPR published on November 3, 2022 (Community_Profile_Report_20221103_Public.xlsx). Historical versions of the CPR are available at the above link by clicking "Show more" at the bottom of the page. The decrease is a nullification of the deaths published in the "Unallocated, North Dakota" entry, which were previously 155. The reason these are dropped is unclear. As the historical files contain these deaths, we will maintain our historical reporting and continue to reflect that which is published by the HHS CPR.
Decrease of -8099 cases in Nebraska on October 26, 2022 We have tracked this to a reorganization of the data published on the CDC COVID-19 Data Tracker. On this day, cumulative probable cases in the state (164193) were folded into the confirmed cases entry for the state (376152) to create a new total for confirmed cases (532246) that was less than the total of the two columns before they were combined (164193+376152 = 540345). The reason for this difference is not clear but has persisted. Prior to this change, the CDC COVID-19 Data Tracker consistently reported more cases than the HHS CPR which was the reason for the accumulation of cases in the "Unassigned, Nebraska" entry. With this change, the number of cases in that entry fell to zero and has been steadily climbing since.