This is probably one of my favorite graphs. I just think how I found it is funny. CNN referenced it in a post they made about the news faking the numbers of COVID-19 cases and accused the numbers of being misleading – aka they think that corona is not as present/active in the US as this graph says it is. The graph was created by the Johns Hopkins University of Medicine, specifically in their Coronavirus resource center, and is updated daily for the number of cases and where they are. The line across the graph represents the positivity ratio versus the number os people tested, the orange represents new cases and the purple represents deaths from COVID-19. After studying the graph and checking the sources and numbers, this graph is a reliable one. It portrays accurate information and comes from a very reliable and honest source.
I definitely think it’s interesting how news outlets will try to twist the narrative to fit their ulterior motive, but then that just ends up confusing the rest of us!
I was conflicted reading your post because first I believed that the chart was inaccurate because new cases and deaths were so low, I can’t even see the purple line but thats probably just my screen. But then I saw that it was published by Johns Hopkins so I figured it had to be accurate, and I’m glad you checked the sources and the numbers to confirm that it was in fact accurate. I saw that the date was March 14, 2021, and millions across the country have the vaccine now, so there is going to be a significant drop in new cases. I have heard that Covid units in hospitals are closing because they don’t have any new cases, and less people are dying from the vaccine, which is amazing progress to hear! Thank you for sharing this chart because I hadn’t seen it before.