1/ Another story about the importance of public data during a crisis: COVID-19 outbreaks at nursing homes raise questions about transparency, safety of elderly residents: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/Nursing-home-virus-outbreaks-raise-questions-15188668.php">https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/hous... #coronavirus #hounews via @nickpowellchron, @taygoldenstein and @emfoxhall
2/ Texas health officials have been collecting reports of coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes, where at least 18 people have died.
They haven& #39;t published the data: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/08/coronavirus-spreads-texas-nursing-homes-officials-withhold-details/">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/0... #covid19 #coronavirus via @TexasTribune
They haven& #39;t published the data: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/08/coronavirus-spreads-texas-nursing-homes-officials-withhold-details/">https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/0... #covid19 #coronavirus via @TexasTribune
3/ Until recently, Texas wasn& #39;t posting updates on how many coronavirus patients were using the state& #39;s limited supply of hospital beds.
Dozens of other states had been offering this information to the public for weeks:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/texas-curve-covid-19-info-coronavirus-abbott-15179104.php">https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/hous... #covid19
Dozens of other states had been offering this information to the public for weeks:
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/texas-curve-covid-19-info-coronavirus-abbott-15179104.php">https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/hous... #covid19
4/ In Houston, COVID-19 has killed a disproportionate number of African Americans.
But while other Texas counties have released demographic case data, including breakdowns by ZIP code, race and ethnicity, Houston and Harris County haven& #39;t.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/black-lives-suffer-worst-coronavirus-doctor-hou-15186952.php">https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/hous... #covid19
But while other Texas counties have released demographic case data, including breakdowns by ZIP code, race and ethnicity, Houston and Harris County haven& #39;t.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/black-lives-suffer-worst-coronavirus-doctor-hou-15186952.php">https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/hous... #covid19