Georgia coronavirus graph misleading. Last week it corrected a graph on its website that appeared to show confirmed case counts. Let us first acknowledge the more than 2000 of our fellow georgia citizens who have lost their lives in this pandemic since the virus first appeared in march. I dont know how anyone can defend this graph as not being misleading.
Georgias department of public health has been criticized in particular for sharing misleading data. Why so many of the covid 19 graphs you see are misleading. Georgias department of public health is being called out by epidemiology experts elected officials and residents for releasing misleading information about covid 19 numbers in the state which.
The georgia department of public health has come under fire for sharing erroneous data that suggested the number of confirmed coronavirus cases decreasing providing flattening curve models. Brian kemps office issued an apology after a georgia public health department chart wrongly reported a downward trend in covid 19 infections. The graph which the representative described as misleading is just one of georgias data failures as it reopens businesses during its coronavirus outbreak the atlanta journal constitution.
The potentially missing data results in graphs that show georgia is seeing a sharp decline in new cases over time although that likely isnt happening experts said. The error was at least the third in as many weeks.
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