COVID-19 Highlights for the Week of 9/3/21: What’s Happening? The biggest limiting factor in the entire healthcare system continues to be unfilled staff positions. ICU bed use by patients with
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COVID-19 Highlights for the Week of 8/31/21
COVID-19 Highlights for the Week of 8/31/21: What’s Happening? ICU beds used by COVID patients are at an all-time high and deaths related to COVID-19 continue to rise. Majority of
Read moreCorrection Made to Jurisdictional Hospital Attribution
The Kansas City Region COVID-19 Data Hub displays regional and jurisdictional data regarding COVID-19 cases, deaths, tests, vaccinations and hospitalizations. For hospitalization data, hospitals are grouped into the jurisdiction where
Read moreHospitalization Data: Sources & Limitations
What is HHS TeleTracking? At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a push for national data capture across the United States to aggregate and share hospital data. This
Read moreApparent spike in Kansas vaccination rates due to catch-up reporting
Users of the Kansas City Region COVID-19 Data Hub may notice unusually high single-day vaccinations in Kansas counties for the weekend of July 23rd. According to the Kansas Department of
Read moreCity of Independence Removed from Jackson County COVID-19 Case, Death and Test Data
Case, death and testing data for the City of Independence will be temporarily unavailable on the Kansas City Region COVID-19 Data Hub beginning July 23, 2021. On July 15, 2021,
Read moreChange to the Time of Updates for the COVID-19 Regional Data Hub
The time of daily updates for the Kansas City Region COVID-19 Data Hub has been changed. Before Friday, July 9, the hub was updated two times per day: Morning updates
Read moreDoses vs. Regimens: Tracking vaccinations by first and second dose, versus regimen initiated and completed
There are a lot of places to find vaccination data: health departments, media and even your Facebook feed. It can be confusing, especially when not everyone is using the same
Read moreFrequently Asked Questions: Vaccination Data
This FAQ is designed to answer reader questions and share information about the vaccination data displayed on the Kansas City Region COVID-19 Data Hub.
Read moreVaccination Data Now Available
Users of the Kansas City Region COVID-19 Data Hub are invited to visit the new “vaccinations – beta” page, which was posted to the hub on March 5. This page
Read moreChanges in Test Reporting Patterns May Affect Positivity Rates
Learn how positivity rate is calculated on the Regional COVID-19 Data Hub and how differences in reporting may affect the positivity rate.
Read more“Newly Reported” Deaths Unusually High Due to Batch Reporting
We’d like to update our readers on the unusually high numbers of “newly reported” data. As was discussed in a previous update article, “A Delay in Data Validation: Minor Impacts
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