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San Francisco cancels some public gatherings, add?

San Francisco canceled all public gatherings of 1,000 or more people for at least two weeks. In light of the moratorium, the Chase Center will be empty for Thursday’s Golden State Warriors game against the Brooklyn Nets.

X1\ (talk) 05:19, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

X1\, User:ViperSnake151 has been updating the U.S. article's "Impact on sports" section, if you're looking for an example or wish to ask for help. ---Another Believer (Talk) 13:30, 12 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Economic impact

---Another Believer (Talk) 13:19, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Name Change to: Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic in California

Should not this article be titled Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic in California? emerson7 20:25, 13 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Emerson7, No. The title should be consistent with the others in Category:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic by country and territory. ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:17, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Economic impact (list)

Hi wikipedians, In this section, if you use ref from news article, please also verify from the business, college, or government facility. Please include start and end dates (for temporary closure). Since coronavirus situation is very dynamic, the best ref is the main source and verifiable. Keep the summary short.SWP13 (talk) 02:02, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Homeless population

IMHO, Since there are many homeless people in California, if this infects a homeless person, it will spread like wild fire.SWP13 (talk) 02:37, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

SWP13, I found some sources specifically about the pandemic's impact on homeless populations in Oregon. You might search to see if similar sources exist for California. ---Another Believer (Talk) 17:18, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

>>Thanks. I'll try to stay off this topic for awhile.SWP13 (talk) 22:46, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Is there any detailed map tracking the confirmed cases?

Does anyone know if there is a live update (google) map of where exactly the coronavirus cases has been confirmed across California, at least by county? The maps that I found on google so far only shows total number of cases across the entire California, which is not helpful for preventing the spread of the virus!

Is there any people who know how to make a custom google map which can put flags on where the confirmed cases were found or being treated, based on public information? For example, putting flags on NorthBay VacaValley Hospital, Scripps Green Hospital, and the county where cases were confirmed on interactive google map so people are aware and can avoid going to or be extra cautious when traveling to these places?

Thank you. ---Wadawadaw (talk) 17:15, 14 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

>>See coronavirus map from arcgis.com SWP13 (talk) 00:27, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject COVID-19

I've created WikiProject COVID-19 as a temporary or permanent WikiProject and invite editors to use this space for discussing ways to improve coverage of the ongoing 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic. Please bring your ideas to the project/talk page. Stay safe, ---Another Believer (Talk) 16:48, 15 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]


It would be helpful to have the State level data of "New cases" both in chart form and in graphical form. This is included on a national level, but not state. The reason why this is helpful is that about 2 wks after "shelter in place" the number of new cases begins to level off and then go down (see data on China, South Korea, and now with Italy's shelter in place start date of 3/10, to see that this trend has been consistent). Having the "New Cases" on the state level, will help people see that what they are doing is starting to work, and that the graph is not continuing exponentially. -Jeffery L. Chamberlain MD — Preceding unsigned comment added by 170.232.227.249 (talk) 18:44, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

San Diego cases

The county website now shows 33 cases [1] (up from 8 on Friday). I'm uncertain about editing the table but could someone update the numbers? Thanks. -68.7.103.137 (talk) 04:40, 16 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

>> The table in this seems up to date. It shows 35 infected for San Diego. 33 SD resident +2non-resident. However, I'm not sure since it is very dynamic. SWP13 (talk) 05:55, 16 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I'm trying to stay on top of it. Reporting across counties is very inconsistent and there isn't always a good source for daily data. Michaelrhanson (talk) 14:49, 17 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Concern: daily case counts in Timeline losing utility?

As someone in an affected county, I've found the data on this page for my county useful for seeing:

  1. The current total count (i.e. how bad is it right now?)
  2. The trend over time (i.e. how bad is it going to be?) through the Medical Case Count visualization

The Timeline currently provides daily case counts for some counties but I don't think the format is useful for (2). Also, it only seems to be providing numbers in prose so I think it would benefit from a data-oriented format (e.g. a table). Should we find an alternative format that maintains the data but creates a visualization allowing one to see the trend over time? To be honest, I'm not sure what that would look like given the large number of counties we're tracking.

For what it's worth, the Timeline_of_the_2020_coronavirus_pandemic_in_the_United_States only contains notable events rather than daily case counts in each of the states and each states' visualization is broken into a separate page.

Thanks for your help! Michaelcomella (talk) 23:32, 21 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Maybe collapse them too? Needed because they source the chart data.--50.201.195.170 (talk) 01:04, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Agreed (and I'm the editor putting most of the data in); I do wish there was a better place to put day-by-day reportage so that we could generate growth graphs automatically while maintaining the citation trail. Suggestions? Michaelrhanson (talk) 19:19, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Unsourced medical claim

I think this article needs a warning, since it's commonly professionally estimated that the undiagnosed cases outnumber diagnosed cases by around 50:1 (depends on the estimate, of course). Just because the US government is hiding it, (unlike South Korea's) doesn't mean we should be violating WP:NPOV by going along with it.

We should be tracking hospital admissions too.

And since the shelter in place order is statewide, how 'bout collapsing the Economic impact lists? They're only of historical relevance now, right? --50.201.195.170 (talk) 01:03, 22 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Got a citation for the claims "it's commonly professionally estimated that the undiagnosed cases outnumber diagnosed cases by around 50:1" or "the US government is hiding it"? For the first claim, see WP:MEDRS. for the second, see WP:RS. Also see WP:OR. --Guy Macon (talk) 14:04, 29 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Santa Clara County case numbers are incorrect

They don't match the numbers in the citations provided — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vinucube (talk • contribs) 17:36, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

A notable issue is March 22. The country issued both a 4p update and a 5p update for that date.
The 5p is harder to find but is in the wayback machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20200324151518/https://www.sccgov.org/sites/phd/DiseaseInformation/novel-coronavirus/Pages/home.aspx
It gives a number of 321 rather than the 302 they gave for 4p.
— Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.74.77.153 (talk • contribs) 23:28, 25 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]


On Wikimedia Commons, there is a data table for Santa Clara County. We noticed and user Mxn addressed a similar discrepancy: I suggest fixing data in this page using the data from there to ensure consistency and reducing redundant effort. See the talk page for details. Michaelcomella (talk) 15:59, 27 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Oh, you're right, I had accidentally changed the number back when reentering the data from Wayback Machine snapshots, thinking that second update from the 22nd was from the 23rd. I've updated the figures accordingly. – Minh Nguyễn 💬 18:44, 27 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Patients put on ships

USNS Mercy arrives in Los Angeles, CA March 27, 2020

I've only heard it on the radio, but in Los Angeles, if you don't have COVID-19 but you need to be in the hospital, you're getting put on a ship.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 20:05, 27 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

That's the plan; this article already states that the USNS Mercy will receive non-coronavirus patients to relieve the hospital system. – Minh Nguyễn 💬 00:01, 29 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
And of course it isn't just any ship. It is a US Navy hospital ship. See USNS Mercy (T-AH-19). --Guy Macon (talk) 14:10, 29 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Where is this in the article? I looked under the heading "Hospitals" but didn't see anything.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 17:16, 30 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
The Mercy is mentioned at:
--Guy Macon (talk) 17:50, 30 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Okay, I took a second look at "Hospitals". That's a subheading under "Shortage of gear". That explains that.— Vchimpanzee • talk • contributions • 18:44, 30 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Daily case data for counties SJ SF LA : include per capita and difference (acceleration) ?

Include for counties SJ SF LA : per capita and difference (acceleration) with Daily case data ? T3g5JZ50GLq (talk) 06:27, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Too many templates?

I am seeing this towards the end of the article: 

References

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External links

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    California CDPH Office of Public Affairs, news releases by California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
    Governor Newsom Issues New Executive Order Further Enhancing State and Local Government's Ability to Respond to COVID-19 Pandemic (March 12, 2020) – Cancel large gatherings more than 250 people
    Santa Clara County Coronavirus (COVID-19) Data Dashboard

Template:2019–20 coronavirus pandemic Template:2020 coronavirus pandemic in the United States Template:Portal bar

--Efly (talk) 21:19, 3 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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