what is the data source for hospitalization?

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what is the data source for hospitalization? #619

Closed pdemarti closed 3 years ago

pdemarti commented 3 years ago

The Hospitalization data for Florida on the NYT website seems to have been stale since roughly August 17, 2021 (but it's hard to tell from the graph). I wanted to confirm the exact last available date by looking in this repo, but then I was surprised to find no hospitalization data at all.

tiffehr commented 3 years ago

We do not collect or publish hospitalization data here. NYT's source for hospitalization figures the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as cited on our published Hospitalization metrics. Furthermore, our Florida page has a note at the top, indicating some unique constraints to Florida's reporting schedule, which we presume includes sending the latest hospitalization figures to HHS.

pdemarti commented 3 years ago

Thank you for your prompt answer. More importantly: thank you for the work you and your colleagues do. It's been a beacon of knowledge and rigor for millions of people during this global pandemic.