Covid-19-data: Question: JHU CSSE or NYTimes Discussion?

[briancpark]

Do you think there is an error in the data?

I was primary using https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19 provided by JHU CSSE, a database that many are probably using right now because it updates international data.

Do you have a question about the LICENSE or permission to use this data?

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Your question

What databases are you guys relying on for US data? There are many complaints on the JHU CSSE that the data isn't accurate or isn't updated regularly?

[albertsun]

@briancpark this data is pulled from our own database compiling case counts from state and county health departments through a combination of automated scrapers and human reporting. You can read more about how we collect the data in the README.md

[tiffehr]

If you would like a comparison of sources, peers of ours at OpenNews wrote up a summary of some frequent data sources: https://source.opennews.org/articles/comparison-four-major-covid-19-data-sources/

[briancpark]

@tiffehr Thank you for the link. A lot of university students are probably involved with doing COVID-19 related projects. So it's important to know how the data is collected and how it differs from other sources, especially in a field like data science or information science.