by Carl Hoover, Senior Advisor, Elder Research

We observe a peculiar counter-fluctuation in a COVID-19 statistic -- daily percent changes in deaths; it has a downward trend, but Tuesdays tend to see small increases.

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by Mike Thurber, Principal Scientist, Elder Research

Three weeks ago, our Brief Is the Spread of the COVID-19 Coronavirus Being Slowed…

by Peter Bruce, President & Founder, Statistics.com

Although there are frequent reports in the news media of young people contracting serious cases of COVID-19 and even dying, the disease in its serious form is…

by Mike Thurber, Principal Scientist, Elder Research

A key issue for COVID-19 response policies moving forward is the asymptomatic rate - people who have the virus but do not show symptoms.  If all the people who get the virus show symptoms, then despite the wide scope of the current outbreak,…

by Peter Bruce, President & Founder, Statistics.com

Nearly everyone is now familiar with the IHME Covid-19 forecasts (also called the “Murray” model after the lead project investigator at the Institute for…