The Press Cohort (Nevada)
Megan Messerly's 40th post in her weekly "Coronavirus Contextualized" series is the epitome of high-quality data reporting.
Whatever data is out there, Megan pulls in, analyzes and, as the title suggests, puts into context.
Her work for the Nevada Independent put her at the top of the pack in our Press Cohort, and rightfully so - her work manages to take the wealth of data that could be overwhelming and make it easily consumable, understandable, and accessible.
"It is not possible to independently calculate the test positivity rate based on test encounters because the state only reports the number of positive cases, not the number of positive test encounters," her latest post noted. "However, the state does provide this number, calculated as an average over a 14-day period with a seven-day lag. As of Wednesday, that number was 11.3 percent, down from a high of 21.7 percent on Jan. 13. In September, before cases started to increase, the test…
