
The Times is excluding these anomalies from seven-day averages when possible. Governments often revise data or report a single-day large increase in cases or deaths from unspecified days without historical revisions, which can cause an irregular pattern in the daily reported figures. Probable cases and deaths count individuals who meet criteria for other types of testing, symptoms and exposure, as developed by national and local governments. The tallies on this page include probable and confirmed cases, but only confirmed deaths.Ĭonfirmed cases and deaths, which are widely considered to be an undercount of the true toll, are counts of individuals whose coronavirus infections were confirmed by a molecular laboratory test. Montana did not report new data because of a system upgrade. Montana announced many deaths in Yellowstone County that had occurred in previous months.

The daily count could be artificially low because many jurisdictions did not announce new data on Labor Day.Ĭascade County announced a backlog of 370 cases from previous months. Montana did not release new data because of the holiday. Montana did not announce new data because of the Veterans Day holiday. Montana did not announce new cases and deaths for the Thanksgiving holiday. Montana did not announce new cases and deaths for the Christmas holiday. Montana did not announce new cases and deaths for the New Year's holiday. Montana did not announce new cases and deaths for the Martin Luther King Jr. The Times began including death certificate data reconciled by the C.D.C., resulting in a one-day increase in total deaths. More about reporting anomalies or changes The Times has identified reporting anomalies or methodology changes in the data. Department of Health and Human Services and are subject to historical revisions. Hospitalizations and test positivity are reported based on dates assigned by the U.S. viral test specimens tested by laboratories and state health departments and reported to the federal government. Hospitalization numbers early in the pandemic are undercounts due to incomplete reporting by hospitals to the federal government. Dips and spikes could be due to inconsistent reporting by hospitals. Figures for Covid patients in hospitals and I.C.U.s are the most recent number of patients with Covid-19 who are hospitalized or in an intensive care unit on that day. Cases and deaths data are assigned to dates based on when figures are publicly reported.
The seven-day average is the average of the most recent seven days of data. Department of Health and Human Services (test positivty, hospitalizations, I.C.U.
Figures shown are the most recent data available. data may not yet be available for yesterday. Test positivity, hospitalization and I.C.U. test results reported to the federal government. Test positivity, hospitalizations, I.C.U.s and deaths show seven-day averages. Department of Health and Human Services (test positivity, hospitalizations, I.C.U. About this data Sources: State and local health agencies (cases, deaths) U.S.
