New Data Source Delivers COVID-19 Info
April 27, 2020 – District Health Department #10 announces the launch of a COVID-19 Data Dashboard to our website where individuals can go to see the progression of the virus throughout our ten-county jurisdiction. Dashboard data includes confirmed cases, probable cases and deaths by county, age range, gender, and zip code. Also displayed are total recoveries, contact tracing, and two charts showing total counts by date and cumulative counts by date. “As we begin the sixth week since the announcement of our first COVID-19 case, DHD#10 has worked very hard to gather the data that will show a true picture of the impact of COVID-19 in each county we serve,” said Jeannine Taylor, Public Information Officer for DHD#10. “The public has been asking for this information and it took us a while to get it to a point where we felt it was sufficient and accurate enough to release.” District Health Department #10 is the largest geographic local public health department in the state, covering ten counties and approximately 64 zip codes. Developing the processes for pulling and analyzing the data took time primarily because of the sheer size of the jurisdiction. The data is pulled from the Michigan Disease Surveillance System (MDSS) and the Outbreak Management System (OMS) daily in the afternoon to coincide with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services timeline for releasing data. The data covers only individuals who reside in a county served by DHD#10, including Crawford, Kalkaska, Lake, Manistee, Mason, Mecosta, Missaukee, Newaygo, Oceana, and Wexford. As data evolves by the minute in real time, it is important to keep in mind that DHD#10’s data dashboard is just a snapshot of the numbers based on a moment in time. At any given time, the actual numbers may be different, and may not match what the state is displaying due to the timing of when the numbers are pulled from MDSS and OMS. It is also important to understand that, while several hospital systems have data dashboards on their websites, their numbers may include individuals that do not reside in one of the counties served by DHD#10, thus may not match DHD#10’s numbers. DHD#10’s data dashboard can be found at www.dhd10.com/coronavirus.
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