Repository for Covid-19 Probability Charts

In a previous blog post, I documented a way of approximating the risk of encountering an individual that is contageous with Covid, given the size of the crowd you will expect to be with.  I provided statistics for the community of Cecil County, MD, which is where I live.

I have had requests to add in additional communities, and the purpose of this post is to be a repository for those charts.

As of today, in this blog post, I am including:
  • Cecil County, MD
  • New York City, NY
  • York County, PA
  • Orange County, NC
  • Deschutes County, OR
  • Chittenden County, VT
  • Navajo County, AZ
  • Palm Beach County, FL
6/29 Updated:
  • Cecil County, MD
  • New York City, NY
  • Palm Beach County, FL
6/30 Updated
  • York County, PA
  • Orange County, NC
  • Chittenden County, VT
  • Deschutes County, OR

You can check back in this blog post for updates.  I'll try to keep these updated as time permits.  

Note that I've also added county-wide and state-wide trends at the bottom of each chart, which also are very important to factor into any decisions to go out into a crowd.  These are color-coded red, yellow or green depending on the trend.

If you would like your community added, please contact me on Facebook.















 



 



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