better understand the virus and

model what may come next.

Today, The New York Times has made one of the most comprehensive
datasets of coronavirus cases in the United States publicly available in
response to requests from researchers, scientists, government officials
and businesses who would like access to the data to better understand
the virus and model what may come next.

The Times initially began tracking cases in late January after it became

clear that no federal government agency was providing the public with an
accurate, up-to-date record of cases, tracked to the county level, of
people in the U.S. who had tested positive for the virus.

The Times led effort has grown from a handful of correspondents to a

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Times Releases Its Dataset

of U.S. Confirmed
Coronavirus Cases
The Times has made public its
comprehensive dataset of
coronavirus cases in the United
States to help researchers, scientists,
government officials and businesses
sts, including data scientists and student journalists from Northwestern
University, the University of Missouri and the University of Nebraska-
Lincoln, working around the clock to record details about every case. The
Times is committed to collecting as much data as possible in connection
with the outbreak and is collaborating with the University of California,
Berkeley, on an effort in California.

By Friday, March 27, The Times had tracked more than 85,000 cases in
all 50 states, the District of Columbia and three U.S. territories, over the
past eight weeks. More than 1,200 people in the U.S. have died so far.

“We hope the dataset can help inform the ongoing public health response
to the pandemic and ultimately, save lives,” said Dean Baquet, executive
editor, The New York Times. “We believe the data may help reveal how
Covid-19 has spread through communities and clusters; which
geographic areas may be hit the hardest; and how its spread in hard-hit

areas may offer The New York Times Releases Its Dataset of U.S.
Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

The Times has made public its comprehensive dataset of coronavirus

cases in the United States to help researchers, scientists, government
officials and businesses clues for regions that could face wider outbreaks
in the future.”

Over months, our journalists have recorded the details on newly

confirmed cases as reported by state and local officials. Early on, the
number of cases was relatively low, and the cases mainly involved people
who had traveled outside the United States. As testing, which had been
delayed by a variety of problems, became more widely available, the
number of confirmed cases grew quickly. The virus began to appear
among Americans who had not traveled, demonstrating the virus
spreading widely within the U.S.
The Times dataset, which is available here, can be used for
noncommercial purposes with attribution.

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