We are investigating inconsistencies with the John Hopkins reporting of new daily cases of COVID-19 as compared to what is being reported on the state level by the individual health departments. Some examples:
| OH 118 | JH 498 | |
| GA 57 | JH 572 | |
| TX 1219 | JH 1400 | |
| NY 1525 | JH 1500 | |
| SD 22 | JH 58 | |
| FL 485 | JH 502 | |
| AR 82 | JH 110 | |
| IA 213 | JH 341 |
As a side note, we found the numbers reported by John Hopkins to be uncomfortably the same as numbers presented by that most unreliable of sources, Wikipedia?!?!!? Is John Hopkins using Wikipedia to fuel their models? Wikipedia claims “Data comes from Wikipedia, and cases are constantly updated from resources around the world. Daily situation reports are also available on the World Health Organization site”. So what is it? Is John Hopkins using Wikipedia or is Wikipedia using John Hopkins?
We make no conclusion, but we are trying to get to the bottom of this anomaly. Any help or input from anyone would be appreciated.
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