

The Times uses an adjustment method to vary the number of days included in an average to remove these irregularities.īy Jordan Allen, Sarah Almukhtar, Aliza Aufrichtig, Anne Barnard, Matthew Bloch, Penn Bullock, Sarah Cahalan, Weiyi Cai, Julia Calderone, Keith Collins, Matthew Conlen, Lindsey Cook, Gabriel Gianordoli, Amy Harmon, Rich Harris, Adeel Hassan, Jon Huang, Danya Issawi, Danielle Ivory, K.K. For agencies that do not report data every day, variation in the schedule on which cases or deaths are reported, such as around holidays, can also cause an irregular pattern in averages. The Times is excluding these anomalies from seven-day averages when possible. Governments often revise data or report a single-day large increase in cases or deaths from unspecified days without historical revisions, which can cause an irregular pattern in the daily reported figures. Probable cases and deaths count individuals who meet criteria for other types of testing, symptoms and exposure, as developed by national and local governments. The tallies on this page include cases and deaths that have been identified by public health officials as probable coronavirus patients through antigen testing.Ĭonfirmed cases and deaths, which are widely considered to be an undercount of the true toll, are counts of individuals whose coronavirus infections were confirmed by a molecular laboratory test. Counts for Douglas County include cases brought to the state from the Diamond Princess cruise ship.Nebraska announced deaths that were removed the following day. 7 after determining the cause was not Covid-related, resulting in a one-day decrease. Nebraska removed deaths previously announced on Nov. Nebraska announced a large number of cases after completing data system maintenance. The Times began using local data for many Nebraska counties after the state stopped reporting county-level data on May 26, resulting in one-day increases and decreases in cases and deaths.

State and local officials are no longer reporting deaths by county. Nebraska resumed reporting cases at the county level, resulting in a one-day increase and decreases for many counties. Nebraska began reporting probable deaths, resulting in a one-day increase in deaths. Nebraska did not announce new cases and deaths for the Thanksgiving holiday. Nebraska did not announce new cases and deaths for the Christmas holiday. Nebraska did not announce new cases and deaths for the New Year's holiday. Nebraska added many cases from recent months representing people who were infected more than once. Nebraska adjusted its case counts for many counties, resulting in one-day increases in some counties and decreases in others. The cumulative number of cases decreased in many Nebraska counties.

New data was unavailable for Nebraska while the federal government transitioned to less frequent updates. In data reported to the federal government, Nebraska removed many cases and deaths that had not been assigned to a county.

The Times began including death certificate data reconciled by the C.D.C., resulting in a one-day increase in total deaths. More about reporting anomalies or changes The Times has identified reporting anomalies or methodology changes in the data.
