FAQ’s

Recently, due to complaints about how data is presented on Georgia DPH COVID Dashboard, they added a section showing new data reported daily, along with the ability to graph cases and deaths by date reported. Previously, they only shared totals for cases/deaths/etc., not daily changes. They also only showed graphs of cases by date of …

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There’s been a lot of recent discussion and confusion regarding how Georgia reports their lab testing. I’ve tried to answer questions about it on Twitter, but I clearly need more than 140 characters to fully explain it. There are two main elements that are at the center of the confusion – cases vs testing. We’re …

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I’m starting to focus less on new cases and testing numbers. I’ll keep posting that data, but won’t discuss it on a daily basis, unless there is something of interest to note. Basically, we have seen a fairly stable rate of increasing cases when testing goes up, and decreasing cases when testing goes down. But …

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After an initial surge in testing when it was opened up to asymptomatic Georgians, testing has dropped across the state. Many people are unaware of how to get a test, and have questions about the process and the cost. There are a lot of options to get tested for COVID-19 across the state, from private …

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A few weeks ago, Governor Kemp celebrated a new milestone of reaching less than 1000 people currently hospitalized with COVID in the state, many have raised questions about how this number is so different than the Total Hospitalized number that appears on the DPH web site. They are two completely different numbers that come from …

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News came out on Wednesday, May 20, that Georgia DPH has been including antibody tests in their total testing numbers, but not including antibody positives in the confirmed case numbers. They are working to fix this reporting issue on the web site, but I wanted to explain a little more about what the problem is …

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It’s been over a week since this happened, but I keep getting asked about this, so I thought I’d provide my thoughts on the matter, as someone who has been scouring the GA DPH site on a daily basis. Yes, Georgia DPH had a graph on the COVID-19 Daily Status Report that had the dates …

Did Georgia graph cases with the dates out of order? Read More »

Georgia, like many states, doesn’t track or report recovered patients, but it’s a number that a lot of people would like to know. Of the states that do report on recovered patients, it’s often just an estimate based on the assumption that people have either recovered or died after some period of time. Georgia doesn’t …

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It depends on who you ask. The graphs of cases and deaths over time on the Georgia DPH Status Report have been the subject of much debate and confusion. It’s part of the reason I started tracking the data myself, and then why I made this site. It’s impossible to see the current trends for …

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