U.S. COVID-19 Cases and Deaths by State, Animated Visualization Data (Jan-Jul 2020)

Animated visualizations of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States combine case and death rates by state into a single format to depict their temporal relationship. The work by Christian Testa of Harvard University Press uses per capita state-level data from January 22, 2020 to July 8, 2020 to make the lag between cases and subsequent deaths more apparent.

Use Cases

• Visualizing the lagged relationship between COVID-19 cases and deaths based on combined epidemiological metrics
• Creating animated public health dashboards based on per capita state-level data
• Informing expectations for death rate trajectories based on recent case surges as described in the work

Strengths

• Data is structured to visualize the specific temporal lag between cases and deaths, a key epidemiological relationship.
• The work uses per capita state-level data, allowing for comparisons across states of different sizes.
• The time range is explicitly defined from January 22, 2020 to July 8, 2020.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file formats are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Christian Testa, Harvard University Press

Collection Method

Likely compiled from public health reporting sources for visualization.

Time Range

January 22, 2020 – July 8, 2020

Freshness

Covers a fixed historical period (Jan-Jul 2020); not updated.

Geography

United States, state-level