The Context

The spread of COVID-19 across the globe has progressed in parallel with a flood of information online relating to the pandemic. And if we've seen anything during this pandemic, it's that misinformation can spread as easily as the virus itself.

Graphic#1:The graphic/chart is published (May, 2020) to show the most impacted counties over a two-week period and the number of cases over time.Note: County names have been removed so you can focus on other aspects of this graphic.

Top 5 Counties with the Greatest Number of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases The chart below represents the most impacted counties over the past 15 days and the number of cases over time. The table below also represents the number of deaths and hospitalizations in each of those impacted counties. County 150 100 50 0 28Apr2020 29Apr2020 30Apr2020 06May2020 02May2020 26Apr2020 08May2020 27Apr2020 01May2020 04May2020 05May2020 07May2020 03May2020 09May2020COMPARING U.S. DEATHS FROM HIN1 AND COVID-19 CASES DEATHS H1N1 COVID-19 60.8 MILLION 1,676,401 98,787 12,469