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Datasets

The COVID Tracking Project pulls its data directly from the websites of local and state public health authorities. It is being cited by multiple institutions such as Johns Hopkins Testing Insights Initiative and The White House.
A main component of our project is the mobility dashboard. Using Google Mobility Reports as its data source, this dashboard provides an aggregated view of mobility trends over time by region across different categories of places. 
The Google Mobility Reports provides insights into six categories of places:
  • Retail and recreation
  • Groceries and pharmacies
  • Parks
  • Transit stations
  • Workplaces
  • Residential
For states with lockdown policies, we expect mobility to decrease in these categories:
  • Retail and recreation
  • Transit stations 
  • Workplaces

Sources

 

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