With the switching date on 3/25/2023, the pipeline was missing data for 3/24 and 3/25. When weekly data was reported from the CDC for 3/29, the backfilling code would then only backfill until 3/26, artificially increasing the daily cases.
Using 3/23 as the switching date means there will be valid data (zeros) from 3/23 to 3/29, which means the backfill code will backfill over the full week.
Updates the NYT/CDC switch date to 3/23/2023.
With the switching date on 3/25/2023, the pipeline was missing data for 3/24 and 3/25. When weekly data was reported from the CDC for 3/29, the backfilling code would then only backfill until 3/26, artificially increasing the daily cases.
Using 3/23 as the switching date means there will be valid data (zeros) from 3/23 to 3/29, which means the backfill code will backfill over the full week.