<div dir="ltr">In spirit of helpfulness for those that want/need it, Some good places where clear data-driven info and explanations are, that can help with quickly/concisely staying updated on local Covid conditions - for any decision-making or risk management (personal, community, social group, whatever) - and given wide scientist admission that test reporting is a significant undercount in USA presently. All free to view/no paywalls. <div><br></div><div>As always, feel free to share how/wherever and simply disregard/delete if uninterested. <div>----------------------------------------------</div><div><u>* Covid ActNow</u> Tracking by zip code, many up to date metrics/graphics & good explanatory</div><div>(note two options, Durham metro and Durham County, with different details):</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://covidactnow.org/us/metro/durham-chapel-hill_nc/?s=34092216">https://covidactnow.org/us/metro/durham-chapel-hill_nc/?s=34092216</a><br></div><div><a href="https://covidactnow.org/us/north_carolina-nc/county/durham_county/?s=34092216">https://covidactnow.org/us/north_carolina-nc/county/durham_county/?s=34092216</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div><u>* NY times</u> tracking of numbers used to determine state/county conditions, mostly close to real time updated, also with some helpful presentation and commentary: </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/durham-north-carolina-covid-cases.html">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/us/durham-north-carolina-covid-cases.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><u>* Kinsa HW</u>, a site that factors in other local data (like wastewater) in its tracking status apart from the basic ones the other sites are focused on: <br><br><a href="https://www.healthweather.us/map/north-carolina-NC/durham-county-37063?mode=covid_risk">Durham County, North Carolina (NC) | COVID-19 Map | Kinsa HealthWeather™</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><u>* CDC</u> County level tracking and official designation level (a little unclear what is designated whether based on infection, outcomes, or transmission - kind of an amalgam) - and a little effort involved to navigate and find most current specific county numbers/metrics, and to get data page & app to function, sometimes: <br><br><a href="https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view?list_select_state=North+Carolina&data-type=&list_select_county=37063">https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/#county-view?list_select_state=North+Carolina&data-type=&list_select_county=37063</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>------- Bonus links (x2): </div><div><br></div><div>* A data-driven, free email newsletter covering emerging topics in the pandemic with good plain English concise discussion, lots of infometrics, references to research publications, by an experienced/qualification holding epidemiologist (also on social media platforms):</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/about">https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/about</a><br></div><div><br></div><div>* A free 30-minute podcast from the NY Times with lots not well known about the prevalence and ease (even if asymptomatically infected) of getting PACS/Long Covid and its ongoing impact to self, families, and our economy, and current science about how to address it: </div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/podcasts/the-daily/long-covid-symptoms.html?fbclid=IwAR3X-rnu3eVNSsrZMX6ERjLC2ARk0VKd0j04ON_VF__MYzyG00dw5N7rBIg">https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/20/podcasts/the-daily/long-covid-symptoms.html?fbclid=IwAR3X-rnu3eVNSsrZMX6ERjLC2ARk0VKd0j04ON_VF__MYzyG00dw5N7rBIg</a><br></div></div><div>------------------------------------</div></div>