Documenting COVID-19

Record Set(s)

Idaho hospital patient transfer data analysis, January to November 2021

Date Updated: March 16, 2022

Date Added: March 16, 2022

ID

Highlighted Documents: Idaho hospital patient transfer data analysis

Principal Subject: Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

An analysis of patient transfer data by the Documenting COVID-19 project, using data from the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare for the story: "Idaho COVID-19 surge drove patient transfers, strained out-of-state hospitals, new data shows," with the Idaho Capital Sun.

Date Range: January 1 to November 30, 2021

Format Details: .xlsx with a readme

SLSCO contract with Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Date Updated: February 28, 2022

Date Added: February 25, 2022

MO

Highlighted Documents: SLSCO Contract Contract Amendment 1 Contract Amendment 2 Contract Amendment 3 Contract Amendment 4

Principal Subject: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

A copy of the contract between SLSCO and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and subsequent contract amendments for temporary hospital staffing and monoclonal antibody treatment sites.

Date Range: Aug. 16 to Nov. 30, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (5 separate files, 64 pages)

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services emails regarding SLSCO

Date Updated: February 28, 2022

Date Added: February 25, 2022

MO

Highlighted Documents: No-shows at Freeman Health SLSCO pitches services

Principal Subject: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

Emails obtained through records request to the Department of Health and Senior Services regarding SLSCO's services.

Date Range: July 15 to Aug. 30, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (2 separate files, 3 pages)

Missouri Governor's Office emails regarding SLSCO's work

Date Updated: February 28, 2022

Date Added: February 25, 2022

MO

Highlighted Documents: Low staff uptake Hospital complaints DMH concerns Need for SLSCO's services SLSCO past work

Principal Subject: Missouri Governor's Office

Emails obtained through a record request to the Missouri Governor's Office regarding SLSCO's services.

Date Range: Aug. 7 to Sept. 14, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (5 separate files, 8 pages)

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services delta mask mandate study

Date Updated: December 1, 2021

Date Added: December 1, 2021

MO

Highlighted Documents: DHSS masked versus unmasked case rate study results DHSS masked versus unmasked death rate study results

Principal Subject: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

On Nov. 1, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's office requested the state's Department of Health and Senior Services for data showing the effectiveness of mask mandates on COVID-19 case and death rates during the summer and fall 2021 delta variant surge. Two days later, the health department responded with two plot graphs showing the difference in masked jurisdictions (St. Louis and St. Louis County, Kansas City and Jackson County) and the rest of the state, which mostly do not have mask policies.

Date Range: November 1 to November 3, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (2 separate files, 4 pages) and .png (attached screenshots of study results)

Missouri and Springfield-Greene County COVID-19 surge response emails and internal memos

Date Updated: October 28, 2021

Date Added: October 28, 2021

Greene County, MO

Principal Subject: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and Springfield-Greene County Health Department

The files include thousands of emails and underlying attachments, including data and internal meeting minutes and memos, from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and Springfield-Greene County Health Department regarding the summertime surge of COVID-19 and Delta variant cases in southwest Missouri

Date Range: July 4 to August 19, 2021

Format Details: zipped file (1.18 GB) of a combined .pdf file (4,043 pages, 1.23 GB, duplicative material) and individual .msg files (118 files)

Missouri State Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 resource requests

Date Updated: October 27, 2021

Date Added: October 27, 2021

Greene County, MO

Highlighted Documents: Springfield-Greene County resource requests

Principal Subject: Missouri State Emergency Management Agency

Five resource requests, including one modified request, filed by the Springfield-Greene County Health Department, in coordination with Mercy and CoxHealth hospitals, for ambulance strike teams, additional staffing and an alternate care site, or COVID-19 overflow hospital, to the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency.

Date Range: July 14 to 19, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (8 pages, 1.9 MB)

Springfield-Greene County COVID-19 capacity hospital transport logs

Date Updated: October 27, 2021

Date Added: October 27, 2021

Greene County, MO

Highlighted Documents: Springfield-Greene County Transport Tracking Log Springfield-Greene County Daily Transport Log Details

Principal Subject: Missouri State Emergency Management Agency and the Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management

Springfield-Greene County hospital transport logs to other facilities include data, in spreadsheet form, from the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency and daily hospital log details, include some limited patient information, from the Springfield-Greene County Office of Emergency Management.

Date Range: July 23 to August 4, 2021

Format Details: .xlsx spreadsheet (tabs separated by 13 days, 46 KB)

Missouri State Emergency Management Agency COVID-19 resource request meeting minutes

Date Updated: October 27, 2021

Date Added: October 27, 2021

Greene County, MO

Highlighted Documents: July 22 Springfield/Greene County resource request meeting minutes July 29 Springfield/Greene County resource request meeting minutes

Principal Subject: Missouri State Emergency Management Agency

Meeting minutes from two meetings on July 22 and July 29, 2021, convened by the Missouri Emergency Management Agency, regarding resource requests, including for a COVID-19 overflow hospital, by Springfield/Greene County officials.

Date Range: July 22 and July 29, 2021

Format Details: .docx Word documents (7 pages, 37 KB total)

Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Draft Situation Report, July 26-30, 2021

Date Updated: October 27, 2021

Date Added: October 27, 2021

MO

Highlighted Documents: Draft Situation Report, July 26-30, 2021

Principal Subject: Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services

The draft situation report authored by Mark Buxton, the rapid response team coordinator for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, summarizes health and emergency response activities in Missouri during the week of July 26 to 31, 2021, and includes details about the ultimately withdrawn resource requests for a COVID-19 overflow hospital by Springfield/Greene County officials.

Date Range: July 31, 2021

Format Details: .docx Word document (4 pages, 25 KB)

Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services COVID-19 Delta variant response and internal emails

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 11, 2021

Columbia/Boone County, MO

Principal Subject: Stephanie Browning, director of Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services

This material includes the Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 1 to June 30, 2021

Format Details: .pdf with embedded attachments (1,799 pages, 56.3 MB, duplicative material)

Laclede County Health Department COVID-19 Delta Variant Emails and Response

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Laclede County, MO

Principal Subject: Laclede County Health Administrator Charla Baker

This material includes the Laclede County Health Department internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 4 to June 29, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (26 pages, 8.81 MB)

Andrew County Health Department COVID-19 Delta Variant Internal Emails and Response

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Andrew, MO

Principal Subject: Andrew Hoffman, Andrew County Health Department Director

This material includes the Andrew County Health Department internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 2 to July 7

Format Details: pdf, (240 pages, 19.5 MB, duplicative material)

Taney County Health Department COVID-19 Delta variant internal emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Taney County, MO

Principal Subject: Lisa Marshall, director of the Taney County Health Department

This material includes the Taney County Health Department internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Delta or India-originated strain of the virus.

Date Range: June 1 to July 1, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (440 pages, 120. 7 MB, duplicative material)

Illinois Department of Public Health May 17, 2021, meeting minutes

Date Updated: June 28, 2021

Date Added: June 28, 2021

IL

Principal Subject: Illinois Department of Public Health

This document set contains Illinois Department of Public Health meeting minutes from a May 17, 2021, call with local health department officials throughout the state of Illinois.

Date Range: May 17, 2021

Format Details: PDF, 7 pages

Bay County Health Department COVID-19 variant response emails and memos

Date Updated: June 1, 2021

Date Added: June 1, 2021

Bay County, MI

Principal Subject: Bay County Public Health Officer Joel Strasz

This material includes the Bay County Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the U.K. B.1.1.7 strain of the virus.

Date Range: March 1 to May 14, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (676 pages, 34.1 MB)

St. Clair County Health Department COVID-19 variant response emails and memos

Date Updated: June 1, 2021

Date Added: June 1, 2021

St. Clair County, MI

Principal Subject: St. Clair County Medical Health Officer Dr. Annette Mercatante

This material includes the St. Clair County Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the Brazilian P.1 variant of the virus.

Date Range: March 1 to May 7, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (1,349 pages, 419.2 MB)

Illinois Department of Public Health March 8, 2021, meeting minutes

Date Updated: May 12, 2021

Date Added: May 12, 2021

IL

Principal Subject: Illinois Department of Public Health

This document set contains Illinois Department of Public Health meeting minutes from a March 8, 2021, call with local health department officials throughout the state of Illinois.

Date Range: March 8, 2021

Format Details: .pdf, 4 pages

Barry-Eaton District Health Department COVID-19 variant emails and contact tracing notes

Date Updated: April 19, 2021

Date Added: April 19, 2021

Barry and Eaton counties, MI

Principal Subject: J. Daniel Woodall and Colette Scrimger, medical director and health officer, Barry-Eaton District Health Department

This material includes the Barry-Eaton District Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the U.K. B.1.1.7 strain of the virus.

Date Range: February 1 to April 8, 2021

Format Details: .zip of .pdf file with related .eml and .msg files (3.2 MB)

Ionia County Health Department COVID-19 variant emails and contact tracing notes

Date Updated: April 19, 2021

Date Added: April 19, 2021

Ionia County, MI

Principal Subject: Ionia County Health Officer Ken Bowen

This material includes the Ionia County Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the U.K. B.1.1.7 strain of the virus.

Date Range: February 1 to February 17, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (173 pages, duplicative material, 7 MB)

Ingham County Health Department COVID-19 variant emails and contact tracing notes

Date Updated: April 17, 2021

Date Added: April 17, 2021

Ingham County, MI

Principal Subject: Dr. Adenike Shoyinka, medical director of the Ingham County Health Department

This material includes the Ingham County Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the U.K. B.1.1.7 strain of the virus.

Date Range: February 1 to April 5, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (596 pages, duplicative material, 87 MB)

Washtenaw County Health Department COVID-19 variant emails and contact tracing notes

Date Updated: April 17, 2021

Date Added: April 17, 2021

Washtenaw County, MI

Principal Subject: Washtenaw County Health Officer Jimena Loveluck

This material includes the Washtenaw County Health Department's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 variants, including the U.K. B.1.1.7 strain of the virus.

Date Range: December 15, 2020, to February 17, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (490 pages, duplicative material, 84.5 MB)

Santa Clara Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office 2020 COVID-19 deaths

Date Updated: April 7, 2021

Date Added: April 7, 2021

Santa Clara County, CA

Principal Subject: Santa Clara County Medical Examiner Mich​elle Jorden

This material includes the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office response to a California Public Records Act request for case records, including COVID-19 deaths, dating January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020. Information sought in the request includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: January 1, 2020, to December 31, 2020

Format Details: zipped file of a .csv spreadsheet

Cook County Medical Examiner's Office COVID-19 deaths

Date Updated: March 30, 2021

Date Added: March 30, 2021

Cook County, IL

Principal Subject: Cook County Medical Examiner Ponni Arunkumar

This material includes the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office response to an Illinois Freedom of Information Act request for case records dating January 4, 2019, to February 18, 2021. Information sought in the request includes details such as: date of death, race, ethnicity, age, gender, location; cause(s) of death.

Date Range: January 4, 2019, to February 18, 2021

Format Details: Zipped file, xlsx spreadsheet, 4.5 MB

City of New Orleans Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: January 30, 2021

Date Added: July 13, 2020

City of New Orleans, LA

Highlighted Documents: New Orleans mobile testing program one-pager Protocol 36 emergency response spreadsheet New Orleans modeling projection, April 5 New Orleans internal health statistics, April 20 Roche testing letter LCMC Health

Principal Subject: Dr. Jennifer Avegno, director, City of New Orleans Health Department

These documents include emails and underlying attachments for the City of New Orleans Health Department, including internal modeling predictions; draft working papers, city policies for COVID-19 response; grant funding requests to outside organizations; and spreadsheets detailing hospital capacity, fatality and other COVID-19 metrics.

Date Range: January 21, 2020, to January 7, 2021

Format Details: .zip of .pdf file with embedded .xlsx, .doc and .ppt attachments (18,345 pages, 1.85 GB, duplicative material)

Michigan Department of Health and Human Services Region 8 data and contact tracing notes

Date Updated: January 5, 2021

Date Added: January 4, 2021

Upper Peninsula, MI

These documents include Michigan Department of Health and Human Services UP Region 8 data and contract tracing notes.

Date Range: October 6 to December 22, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (306.7MB)

Oregon Governor's Office COVID-19 emails and school reopening response

Date Updated: December 28, 2020

Date Added: September 3, 2020

OR

Principal Subject: Oregon Governor Kate Brown

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Oregon Governor Kate Brown regarding state response to COVID-19, including schools reopening.

Date Range: June 20 to August 12, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (90.8MB, 1,584 pages)

Montana Governor's Office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: December 24, 2020

Date Added: December 24, 2020

MT

Principal Subject: Montana Governor Steve Bullock

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Montana Governor Steve Bullock regarding Covid-19 response for the state of Montana.

Date Range: January 1 to March 31, 2020

Format Details: (.pdf, 1178 pages)

Walworth County Department of Health and Human Services COVID-19 emails

Date Updated: December 21, 2020

Date Added: December 21, 2020

Walworth, WI

Principal Subject: Director Liz Aldred

This material includes emails and underlying attachments sent to, from or copied to former Department of Health and Human Services Director Liz Aldred, regarding COVID-19.

Date Range: September 14 to October 14, 2020

Format Details: .pdf, 1510 pages

North Dakota Consumer Protection & Antitrust Division complaints

Date Updated: December 3, 2020

Date Added: December 3, 2020

Burleigh County, ND

Fifty-five complaints submitted to the North Dakota Office of the Attorney General Consumer Protection & Antitrust Division related to COVID-19.

Date Range: March 1, 2020, to November 19, 2020

Format Details: .pdf, 394 pages

Milwaukee Health Department COVID-19 election emails and response

Date Updated: November 13, 2020

Date Added: November 13, 2020

Milwaukee, WI

Principal Subject: Former Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik

This material includes emails and underlying attachments sent to, from or copied to former Milwaukee Health Commissioner Jeanette Kowalik, regarding COVID-19 and elections in April and November.

Date Range: April 1 to September 23, 2020

Format Details: .msg files (197 separate .msg files, compressed .zip file, 92.2 MB)

Oregon's Governor's Office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: November 12, 2020

Date Added: November 12, 2020

OR

Principal Subject: Oregon Governor Kate Brown

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Kate Brown, Governor of Oregon, regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.

Date Range: August 3 to September 17, 2020

Format Details: (.pdf, 341 pages)

Mecklenburg County Health Department COVID-19 Vaccine emails and response

Date Updated: November 12, 2020

Date Added: November 12, 2020

Mecklenburg County, NC

Principal Subject: Public Health Director Gibbie Harris

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Gibbie Harris, public health director for Mecklenburg County, regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.

Date Range: Sept. 17, 2020 - September 30, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 1282

University of Central Florida COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: November 11, 2020

Date Added: August 28, 2020

Orange County, FL

Principal Subject: Maribeth Ehasz, vice president of Student Development and Enrollment Services

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Maribeth Ehasz, vice president of Student Development and Enrollment Services, regarding Covid-19 response, including fall reopening plans for the University of Central Florida.

Date Range: June 17, 2020, to July 29, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 1,600 pages

Tulsa, Oklahoma Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: November 4, 2020

Date Added: August 5, 2020

Tulsa, OK

Principal Subject: Bruce Dart and and Kelly VanBuskirk of James O. Goodwin Health Center

This material includes email correspondence, and all underlying documentation contained therein, between June 1 and July 24, 2020, sent to, from or copied to Bruce Dart and Kelly VanBuskirk regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: June 1 to July 24, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 2,013 pages

Clemson University COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: October 28, 2020

Date Added: October 22, 2020

Pickens County, SC

Principal Subject: Bob Jones, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and provost

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Bob Jones, executive vice president for Academic Affairs and provost, from August 15 to September 9, 2020, regarding COVID-19 response and reopening plans.

Date Range: August 15 to September 9, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 335 pages

Illinois State University COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: October 19, 2020

Date Added: October 16, 2020

McLean County, IL

Principal Subject: Vice President for Student Affairs Levester "LJ" Johnson

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Vice President for Student Affairs Levester "LJ" Johnson from June 26 to September 24, 2020, regarding COVID-19 response, issues with testing and isolation in student housing.

Date Range: June 26 to September 24, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 206 pages

Mary Greeley Medical Center COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: October 16, 2020

Date Added: October 16, 2020

Ames, Iowa, IA

Principal Subject: Cory Geffre, vice president and chief nursing officer at Mary Greeley Medical Center

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Cory Geffre from August 1 to September 2, 2020, regarding COVID-19 response, PPE and school reopening plans.

Date Range: August 1 to September 2, 2020

Illinois ERC facility outbreak reports

Date Updated: October 7, 2020

Date Added: October 7, 2020

IL

Highlighted Documents: September 1 ERC report September 30 ERC report July 24 ERC report August 14 ERC report

This internal data — prepared by the Illinois Department of Public Health and covering four different days between July and September — was obtained as part of an open-records request to a county health department. The confidential data on the outbreaks in the Springfield region and across the state shows that coronavirus outbreaks in workplaces, schools, meatpacking facilities and prisons are driving Illinois’ rising cases — and many of these outbreaks have never been made public.

Date Range: July 24 to September 30, 2020

Format Details: .xls (4 files)

Galveston County Health District COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: September 2, 2020

Date Added: September 2, 2020

Galveston County, TX

Principal Subject: Philip Keiser, Galveston County Local Health Authority

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Philip Keiser, Local Health Authority, regarding Covid-19 response, including reopening plans for Galveston County, between June 1, 2020 to July 27, 2020.

Date Range: June 1, 2020 to July 27, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 1,022 pages

Robeson County Health Department COVID-19 and Smithfield emails and response

Date Updated: September 2, 2020

Date Added: July 20, 2020

Robeson County, NC

Principal Subject: Robeson County Health Department Director Wiliam J. Smith

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Director Wiliam J. Smith regarding local response to COVID-19 and the Smithfield facility.

Date Range: April 1 to June 12, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (10 pages, 5.1 MB)

Lee County Health Department COVID-19 migrant farms emails and response

Date Updated: September 1, 2020

Date Added: July 10, 2020

Lee County, NC

Principal Subject: Lee County Health Director William Heath Cain, Communicable Disease Nurse Jessica Williams and Environmental Supervisor Anthony Williams

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Lee County Health Director William Heath Cain, Communicable Disease Nurse Jessica Williams and Environmental Supervisor Anthony Williams regarding local response to COVID-19 migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: April 24 to May 25, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (3.8 MB)

Howard County Health Unit COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: August 28, 2020

Date Added: August 28, 2020

Howard County, AR

Principal Subject: Donna Webb, administrator, Howard County Health Unit

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Donna Webb regarding the local Covid-19 response, including reopening plans for Howard County, Arkansas.

Date Range: July 1, 2020, and July 24, 2020

Format Details: 18 .eml files, 6.4 MB, zipped file

Passaic County Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: August 26, 2020

Date Added: August 25, 2020

Passaic County, NJ

Principal Subject: Charlene Gungil, director, Passaic County Department of Health

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Charlene Gungil, director of the Passaic County Department of Health, regarding the COVID-19 response and local outbreaks.

Date Range: Jan. 3, 2020, to March 2, 2020

Format Details: PDF (2,005 pages)

West Nodaway School District, Missouri, COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: August 24, 2020

Date Added: August 21, 2020

Nodaway County, MO

Highlighted Documents: St. Louis Area Superintendents Return to School Work Group Suggested Practices

Principal Subject: Mitch Barnes, superintendent, West Nodaway R-I School District

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Mitch Barnes, superintendent of the West Nodaway R-I School District, regarding Covid-19 response and reopening plans.

Date Range: July 1 to August 11, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (216 pages)

Port of San Diego, California, COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: August 17, 2020

Date Added: August 12, 2020

Santa Clara, San Diego and San Francisco, CA

Principal Subject: This material includes emails and newsletters across San Francisco, Bay area, and Santa Clara

These documents include emails sent to, from, or copied to Randa Coniglio, Chief Executive Officer of Port of San Diego

Date Range: April 7 to May 5, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (1,332 pages)

West Virginia Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: August 10, 2020

Date Added: August 10, 2020

Department of Health and Human Resources, WV

Principal Subject: Bill J. Crouch, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources

This material includes email correspondence, and underlying documentation contained within, between Jan. 1, 2020, and March 31, 2020, that was sent to, from, or copied to Bill J. Crouch, containing any of the following non-case sensitive key-strings: "2019-nCoV"; "coronavirus"; "COVID-19"; "COVID"

Date Range: March 2020

Format Details: PDF, 316 pages, additional zipped files including ppt, doc and xls files

Ector County, Texas Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: August 5, 2020

Date Added: August 3, 2020

Ector County, TX

Principal Subject: Ector County Health Department Director Brandy Garcia

This material includes email correspondence, and all underlying documentation contained therein, requested between June 1, 2020 to July 30, 2020, 2020, sent to, from or copied to Brandy Garcia containing any of the following non-case-sensitive key-strings: “covid”; “coronavirus”; “reopen*”; “outbreak”, with April 23, 2020 information included as well

Date Range: April 23 to July 30, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (336 pages)

Duplin County Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 21, 2020

Date Added: July 21, 2020

Duplin County, NC

Highlighted Documents: List of North Carolina meat processing plants with outbreaks as of May 1

Principal Subject: Duplin County Health Director Tracey Simmons-Kornegay

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Health Director Tracey Simmons-Kornegay regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: March 31 to May 18, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (230 pages)

Wilkes County Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 20, 2020

Date Added: July 20, 2020

Wilkes County, NC

Principal Subject: Health Director and CEO Rachel M. Willard

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Health Director and CEO Rachel M. Willard regarding local response to COVID-19 and the Tyson facility.

Format Details: .zip of individual .eml files (40.3 MB)

South Health District COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 17, 2020

Date Added: July 17, 2020

Ben Hill, Berrien, Brooks, Cook, Echols, Irwin, Lanier, Lowndes, Tift and Turner counties, GA

Principal Subject: Health Director William Grow

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Health Director William Grow regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: June 1 to July 6, 2020

Format Details: .pdf without attachments (428 pages, 8.5 MB)

Navajo County government COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 14, 2020

Date Added: July 14, 2020

Navajo County, AZ

Principal Subject: County Manager Glenn Kephart

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to County Manager Glenn Kephart regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: January 1 to March 31, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (1,967 pages, 130.4 MB)

Coconino County Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 14, 2020

Date Added: July 14, 2020

Coconino County, AZ

Principal Subject: Michael Oxtoby, deputy director and Chief Health Officer, Coconino County Health and Human Services

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Michael Oxtoby, deputy director and Chief Health Officer of Coconino County Health and Human Services, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: May 1 to July 7, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (21,964 pages, 148.3 MB, duplicative material)

Yuma County Health COVID-19 daily metrics

Date Updated: July 14, 2020

Date Added: July 14, 2020

Yuma County, AZ

Principal Subject: Yuma County Public Health Services District

Daily COVID-19 positive cases, cumulative positive cases, cumulative tests, daily deaths, cumulative deaths, positive test rate and daily hospitalization for Yuma County.

Date Range: March 20 to July 2, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (spreadsheet image, 12 pages, 2.6 MB)

Nebraska governor's office COVID-19 emails and meatpacking facility response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

NE

Highlighted Documents: Nebraska state health testing data, May

Principal Subject: Matt Miltenberger, chief of staff to Governor Pete Ricketts

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Matt Miltenberger, chief of staff to Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts, regarding statewide response to COVID-19 as it relates to meatpacking facilities and JBS.

Date Range: March 1 to June 24, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (439 pages, 188.2 MB, duplicative material)

Weld County COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 12, 2020

Weld County, CO

Highlighted Documents: JBS Colorado closure letter, April 10 JBS Colorado closure order, April 10 Weld County COVID-19 case counts, March 31

Principal Subject: Former Weld County Director of Public Health & Environment Mark Wallace and Weld County Sheriff Steven Reams

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to former Weld County Director of Public Health & Environment Mark Wallace and Weld County Sheriff Steven Reams regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: March 1 to June 23, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with attachments, including .xlsx, .ppt and .docx formats (7,359 pages, 486.5 MB)

San Luis Obispo Agriculture Commission COVID-19 farm emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

San Luis Obispo, CA

Highlighted Documents: Discussion of PPE distribution and shortages across counties

Principal Subject: San Luis Obispo Agricultural Commissioner Martin Settevendemie and Deputy Commissioner Marc Lea

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to San Luis Obispo Agricultural Commissioner Martin Settevendemie and Deputy Commissioner Marc Lea regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: May 1 to June 30, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (361 MB, 2,651 pages, duplicative material)

Connecticut Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

CT

Principal Subject: Renée D. Coleman-Mitchell, former commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Renée D. Coleman-Mitchell, former commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Public Health, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: January 1 to March 15, 2020

Format Details: .zip of individual .msg files (58.6 MB)

Port Canaveral COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

Cape Canaveral, FL

Principal Subject: John W. Murray, Port Canaveral director and CEO

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to John W. Murray, Port Canaveral director and CEO, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: March 1 to May 13, 2020

Format Details: .zip of individual .msg files (17 MB)

Mohave County Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

Mohave County, AZ

Principal Subject: Mohave County Public Health Director Denise Burley

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Mohave County Public Health Director Denise Burley regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: May 1 to June 8, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (6,824 pages, 361.2 MB)

Gwinnett County emails and COVID-19 response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

Gwinnett County, GA

Highlighted Documents: RedSpeed USA slide deck

Principal Subject: Gwinnett County Administrator Glenn Stephens

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Gwinnett County Administrator Glenn Stephens regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: April 20 to May 1, 2020

Format Details: .pdf without attachments (1,649 pages, 435 MB, duplicative material)

Port of Galveston, Texas, COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 12, 2020

Galveston, TX

Principal Subject: Rodger E. Rees, Port of Galveston director and CEO

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Rodger E. Rees, Port of Galveston director and CEO, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: March 1 to May 28, 2020

Format Details: .zip with .msg files (27.8 MB)

Williamson County and Cities Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

Williamson County, TX

Principal Subject: Derrick Neal and Lori Palazzo, executive director and medical director, Williamson County and Cities Health District

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Derrick Neal and/or Lori Palazzo, executive director and medical director, respectively, of the Williamson County and Cities Health District regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: June 1 to June 15, 2020

Format Details: .pdf portfolio with embedded attachments, including .xlsx (1,152 pages, 51.9 MB, duplicative material)

Washington governor's office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

WA

Principal Subject: Washington Governor Jay Inslee

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Washington Gov. Jay Inslee regarding local response to COVID-19.

Format Details: .zip of individual .msg files (must be fully downloaded and cannot be viewed online, 3.96 GB)

Salt Lake County Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 12, 2020

Salt Lake County, UT

Principal Subject: Gary Edwards, executive director, Salt Lake County Health Department

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Gary Edwards, executive director of the Salt Lake County Health Department, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: June 1 to June 27, 2020

Format Details: .pdf portfolio embedded attachments, including .xslx and.docx (274 pages, 35.1 MB)

Berks County Commission COVID-19 emails and ManorCare response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 12, 2020

Berks County, PA

Principal Subject: Christian Y. Leinbach, chair, Berks County Commissioners

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Christian Y. Leinbach, chair of the Berks County Commission, regarding local response to COVID-19 as it relates to ManorCare nursing homes.

Date Range: March 1 to May 1, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (32 pages, 6.2 MB)

Essex County government COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 12, 2020

Essex County, NJ

Principal Subject: Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr.

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo Jr. regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: January 1 to April 10, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (2,396 pages, 232.6 MB)

King County Public Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

King County, WA

Principal Subject: Jeff Duchin, Health Officer for Public Health — Seattle & King County

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Jeff Duchin, Health Officer for Public Health — Seattle & King County, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: February 1 to March 2, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (1,204 pages, 63.1 MB)

City of Albany, Georgia, COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

Albany, GA

Principal Subject: City Manager Sharon D. Subadan

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to City Manager Sharon D. Subadan regarding local response to COVID-19.

Format Details: .pdf without attachments (2,236 pages, 67.1 MB)

Hendry County government COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: June 23, 2020

Hendry County, FL

Principal Subject: Hendry County Administrator Jennifer Davis

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Hendry County Administrator Jennifer Davis, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: May 25 to June 19, 2020

Format Details: .zip with attachments (276.6 MB)

Wyandotte County Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

Wyandotte County, KS

Principal Subject: Terrie Garrison, interim director, Wyandotte County Unified Government Public Health Department

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Terrie Garrison, interim director of the Wyandotte County Unified Government Public Health Department, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: January 30 to May 14, 2020

Format Details: .pdf without attachments (469 pages, 3.6 MB)

Seward County Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

Seward County, KS

Highlighted Documents: Kansas statewide facility outbreak snapshots, April and May

Principal Subject: Seward County Health Department Director Martha Brown

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Seward County Health Department Director Martha Brown regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: March 4 to May 21, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (4,553 pages, 402.7 MB, duplicative material)

Stearns County Public Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 12, 2020

Stearns County, MN

Principal Subject: Renee Frauendienst, Stearns County Public Health Division Director

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Renee Frauendienst, Stearns County Public Health Division Director, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: April 15 to May 26, 2020

Format Details: .pdf portfolio with embedded attachments, including .xlsx, .doc and .ppt (267.7 MB, not viewable online and requires a full download)

Westchester County Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 12, 2020

Westchester County, NY

Principal Subject: Dr. Sherlita Amler, Commissioner of Health, Westchester County

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Westchester County Health Commissioner Dr. Sherlita Amler regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: January 1 to February 29, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (197 pages, 5 MB)

Burke County Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 9, 2020

Burke County, NC

Principal Subject: Burke County Health Director Rebecca McLeod

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Burke County Health Director Rebecca McLeod regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: June 1 to June 25, 2020

Format Details: .zip (119 MB)

Palm Beach County Commission COVID-19 emails and migrant farm response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 10, 2020

Palm Beach County, FL

Principal Subject: Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Palm Beach County Commissioner Melissa McKinlay regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: April 15 to June 24, 2020

Palm Beach County government COVID-19 emails and migrant farm response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 10, 2020

Florida, FL

Principal Subject: Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia Baker

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Palm Beach County Administrator Verdenia Baker regarding local information and response to Covid-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: April 26 to June 22, 2020

Format Details: .zip including attachments (240 MB)

Phoenix city government COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 9, 2020

Phoenix, AZ

Principal Subject: Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: June 10 to June 25, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (33.2 MB, duplicative material)

North Carolina COVID-19 Weekly Outbreak Reports

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 10, 2020

NC

Highlighted Documents: List of facilities with outbreaks, May 19

Principal Subject: North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services

COVID-19 Ongoing Outbreaks in Congregate Living Settings twice-weekly reports from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, including the names of facilities with ongoing outbreaks and the number of positive COVID-19 cases.

Date Range: May 1 to July 7, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (163 pages, 3 MB)

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