Seattle and San Jose had the first outbreaks of Covid-19 but now have the slowest rates of growth of any large US metro area Their progress seems closely related to the fact that they’ve cut back on travel more than…
How well are “stay at home” and “shelter in place” policies working in different metro areas? “Big data” from smartphones gives us a picture of how we’re dialing back on travel in response to “stay-at-home” orders to combat the Covid-19…
Each metro area represents a different instance of the Covid-19 pandemic; we can use the varied experiences and timing of the virus in each metro area to better understand where we’re headed. Seattle is 10 days to 2 weeks ahead…
SUPERSEDED: Please see latest data here. Original post below is for archival purposes. REVISED April 9; Data through April 8, 2020 Among the 53 metro areas with a million or more population: The situation in New Orleans is the worst…
UPDATED April 3, 2020 Among the 53 metro areas with a million or more population: New Orleans, New York, Detroit, Boston and Seattle have the highest incidence of pandemic among large metros. New Orleans rate of reported cases has surged…