Documenting COVID-19

Record Set(s)

Michigan mink COVID-19 cases emails

Date Updated: April 17, 2022

Date Added: April 17, 2022

Eaton County, 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 response to mink-to-human COVID-19 cases among a taxidermist and his wife in Eaton County, Michigan, in late 2020 and early 2021.

Date Range: February 8, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (4 pages)

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)

Hart Island, New York, request for proposals (RFP) for burial management contract

Date Updated: November 12, 2021

Date Added: November 12, 2021

Bronx County, NY

Principal Subject: New York City Department of Social Services and Human Resources Administration

The New York City Department of Social Services and Human Resources Administration awarded a three-year, $33 million contract to manage Hart Island to a Brooklyn landscaping company, JPL Industries. It includes a 215-page request for proposals (RFP) and responses from prospective bidders.

Date Range: January 1 to August 3, 2021

Format Details: zipped file (10.3 MB) of several .pdf and .xlsx files

Southern Nevada Health District COVID-19 breakthrough internal emails and data

Date Updated: October 26, 2021

Date Added: October 25, 2021

Clark County, NV

Principal Subject: Dr. Fermin Leguen, director, Southern Nevada Health District

This material includes the Southern Nevada Health District's internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 breakthrough cases, including limited data on breakthrough cases by occupation.

Date Range: August 20, 2011

Format Details: .pst (75 emails, duplicative material included)

Southern Nevada Health District COVID-19 breakthrough case by occupation data update

Date Updated: October 26, 2021

Date Added: October 26, 2021

Clark County, NV

Principal Subject: Dr. Fermin Leguen, director, Southern Nevada Health District

This data was received in follow-up request to data found in a request to the Southern Nevada Health District for internal emails, memos and contact tracing notes related to COVID-19 breakthrough cases. A month after receiving those emails, with this data as an attachment in one email, we requested the data again and updated to its most current standing.

Date Range: September 27 to October 15, 2021

Format Details: .jpg (screenshot of table)

Webster County Health Department COVID-19 delta variant emails

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Webster, MO

Principal Subject: Scott Allen, Webster County Health Administrator

This material includes the Webster Health Department's 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 9

Format Details: Zip, pdf, eml (46.6 MB)

St. Joseph City Health Department COVID-19 delta variant emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

St. Joseph, MO

Principal Subject: Debra Bradley, St. Joseph Health Director

This material includes the St. Joseph Health Department's 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 2021

Format Details: .pst (30.8MB)

Livingston County Health Department COVID-19 delta variant emails

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Livingston, MO

Principal Subject: Sherry Weldon, Livingston Health Center Administrator

This material includes the Livingston Health Center 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 21 to June 25

Format Details: pdf (16 pages, 465 KB)

Joplin County Health Department COVID-19 variant emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Joplin City, MO

Principal Subject: Ryan Talken, City of Joplin Health Department Director

This material includes the Joplic City 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 June 23 2021

Format Details: pdf ( 163 pages, 24.1 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)

Jefferson County Health Department COVID-19 delta variant internal emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2021

Date Added: July 12, 2021

Jefferson, MO

Principal Subject: Kelly Volmar, Jefferson County Health Department Director

This material includes the Jefferson 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 7 to June 29 2021

Format Details: pdf (206 pages, 4.9MB, duplicative material)

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)

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)

California Bay Area COVID-19 and overdose death records

Date Updated: May 24, 2021

Date Added: May 24, 2021

Alameda, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties, CA

Principal Subject: Alameda, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties

This data includes 2018, 2019, 2020 and some partial 2021 death records from Alameda, Santa Clara and San Francisco counties. Some of the data is in .csv form and others are in .pdf form. For a full methodology on how this data was compiled, click here: https://www.kqed.org/news/11874753/how-we-analyzed-death-records-to-find-increasing-overdoses

Date Range: January 1, 2018, to April 29, 2021

Format Details: zipped file of .csv and .pdf record-level deaths records, with names redacted

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)

Ogle County Health Department case files related to Rochelle Foods

Date Updated: February 8, 2021

Date Added: January 18, 2021

Ogle County, IL

Principal Subject: Ogle County Health Department Public Health Administrator Kyle Auman

Emails, case investigation summaries, a CDC report, subpoenas and other files related to Rochelle Foods in Rochelle, Illinois; This file includes subpoenas related to a workers' compensation claim for records with Rochelle Foods, the Rochelle Police Department and the Brown Institute for Media Innovation.

Date Range: March 1, 2020, to February 5, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (115 pages, 18.2 MB)

Riverside County Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: February 8, 2021

Date Added: February 8, 2021

Riverside, CA

Principal Subject: Riverside County Health Officer Cameron Kaiser

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Riverside County Health Officer Cameron Kaiser regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: August 1 to September 1, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (45.7MB, 432 pages)

Salt Lake County Department of Health COVID-19 variant emails and response

Date Updated: January 29, 2021

Date Added: January 29, 2021

Salt Lake County, UT

Principal Subject: Dr. Dagmar Vitek, medical officer, Salt Lake County Health Department

Emails and underlying attachments sent to, from or copied with Dr. Dagmar Vitek, medical officer of the Salt Lake County Health Department, related to confirmed cases of the new Covid-19 variant, B.1.1.7., in December 2020 and January 2021

Date Range: December 15, 2020, to January 15, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (17 pages, 2.7 MB)

Carver County Health and Human Services COVID-19 variant emails and response

Date Updated: January 29, 2021

Date Added: January 29, 2021

Carver County, MN

Principal Subject: Rod Franks, director, Carver County Health and Human Services

Emails and underlying attachments sent to, from or copied with Rod Franks, the director of Carver County Health and Human Services, related to confirmed cases of the new Covid-19 variant, B.1.1.7., in December 2020 and January 2021

Date Range: December 15, 2020, to January 15, 2021

Format Details: .pdf (121 pages, duplicative material, 36.9 MB)

Butte County Health Department COVID-19 emails and migrant farm response

Date Updated: December 28, 2020

Date Added: November 11, 2020

Butte, CA

Principal Subject: Butte County Health Department Director Danette York and Health Officer Robert Bernstein

This material includes email correspondence, and all underlying documentation contained therein, between June 1 to October 20, 2020, sent to, from or copied to Butte County Health Department Director Danette York and Health Officer Robert Bernstein regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: June 1 to October 20, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (43.3MB, 1214 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)

Johnson County Public Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: December 21, 2020

Date Added: December 21, 2020

Johnson County, IA

Principal Subject: Public Health Director Dave Koch

This material includes emails and underlying attachments sent to, from or copied to Public Health Director Dave Koch, regarding COVID-19.

Date Range: October 22 to November 2, 2020

Format Details: .pdf, 530 pages

University of North Georgia COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: December 15, 2020

Date Added: August 31, 2020

Hall and Oconee counties, GA

Principal Subject: Chaudron Gille, provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at the University of North Georgia

This material includes emails sent to, from, or copied to Chaudron Gille between July 1, 2020, and August 25, 2020, regarding the Covid-19 response, including the university's reopening plans for the Fall 2020 semester.

Date Range: July 1, 2020, and August 25, 2020

Format Details: .pdf, 742 pages

University of Connecticut COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: December 3, 2020

Date Added: December 3, 2020

Tolland County, CT

Principal Subject: Michael Gilbert, vice president for Student Affairs

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Michael Gilbert, vice president for Student Affairs at University of Connecticut, regarding Covid-19 response and testing issues at the university.

Date Range: July 13, 2020, to August 13, 2020

Format Details: .pdf, 68 pages

Saginaw County COVID-19 outbreak reports

Date Updated: November 20, 2020

Date Added: November 20, 2020

Saginaw, MI

Principal Subject: Saginaw County Health Officer Christina Harrington

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Saginaw County Health Officer Christina Harrington regarding Covid-19 outbreaks.

Date Range: October 1 to November 16, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (2.1MB, 71 pages)

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

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

Date Updated: November 11, 2020

Date Added: November 11, 2020

Lee, IA

Principal Subject: Lee County Health Department Administrator Michele Ross

This material includes email correspondence, and all underlying documentation contained therein, between October 5 to November 5, 2020, sent to, from or copied to Lee County Health Department Administrator Michele Ross, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: October 5 to November 5, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (10.2MB, 108 pages)

St. Joseph Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: November 11, 2020

Date Added: November 11, 2020

Buchanan County, MO

Principal Subject: St. Joseph Health Department Debra Bradley

This material includes email correspondence, and all underlying documentation contained therein, between August 1 to November 10 2020, sent to, from or copied to St. Joseph Health Department Debra Bradley regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: August 1 to November 10, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (98MB, 516 pages)

Chicago Department of Public Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: November 9, 2020

Date Added: October 31, 2020

Cook County, IL

Principal Subject: Dr. Allison Arwady

This material includes emails sent to, from or copied to Dr. Allison Arwady, regarding Covid-19 response in the city's Auburn Gresham neighborhood from May 15 to June 10, 2020.

Date Range: May 15 to June 10, 2020

Format Details: PDF, 220 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

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

Fulton County government COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: September 15, 2020

Date Added: July 30, 2020

Fulton County, GA

Principal Subject: County Manager Richard "Dick" Anderson

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to County Manager Richard "Dick" Anderson regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: April 20 to May 7, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (701 pages, 10.2 MB)

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

Kern County Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: September 2, 2020

Date Added: August 17, 2020

Kern, CA

Principal Subject: Kern County Director of Public Health Services Matthew Constantine

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Kern County Director of Public Health Services Matthew Constantine regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: March 31 to June 25, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (306.6MB, 3650 pages)

Wood County Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: August 19, 2020

Date Added: August 19, 2020

Wood, OH

Principal Subject: Wood County Health Commissioner Ben Batey

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Wood County Health Commissioner Ben Batey regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: June 1 to August 4, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (20.2MB, 1060 pages)

Georgia governor's office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: August 18, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

GA

Highlighted Documents: 30 Day Burn Projections, April 30 Day Projections, April PPE Projections, April PPE Update, April

Principal Subject: Tim Fleming and Chuck Harper, chief of staff and deputy chief of staff, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Tim Fleming and Chuck Harper, chief of staff and deputy chief of staff, respectively, to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: January 1 to June 16, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (4,874 pages, 165.7 MB, duplicative material)

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)

Virginia state government and McKinsey COVID-19 response

Date Updated: July 29, 2020

Date Added: July 29, 2020

VA

Highlighted Documents: A slide from the presentation on how to address the PPE gap in the April 10, 2020 Virginia Covid-19 response

Principal Subject: Virginia Department of Homeland Security and Department of Emergency Management; McKinsey & Company

These documents include data, presentations and contracts from McKinsey and Virginia's Department of Homeland Security and Department of Emergency Management on response to COVID-19. This document set was obtained by Ian MacDougall, for ProPublica.

Date Range: April 2 to April 24, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (26.8MB, 181 pages)

Four Corners Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 28, 2020

Date Added: July 28, 2020

Butler, Polk, Seward and York counties, NE

Principal Subject: Four Corners Health Department

Four Corners Health Department provided all of its COVID-19 case and death-related press releases in response to a request for a list of all cumulative cases and deaths caused by COVID-19, by date and facility, for all counties served by the Four Corners Health Department.

Date Range: March 30 to July 10, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (54 pages)

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)

Marion County Health COVID-19 emails and jail outbreak response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

Marion County, OH

Principal Subject: Marion Public Health Commissioner Traci Kinsler

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Marion Public Health Commissioner Traci Kinsler, regarding local response to COVID-19 as it relates to jail facilities.

Date Range: January 1 to June 16, 2020

Format Details: .pdf without attachments (499 pages, 21.5 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)

West Virginia governor's office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

WV

Principal Subject: Brian Abraham, Bob Ashley, Sherri Foreman, Mike Hall and Ann Urling, aides to West Virginia Governor Jim Justice

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Brian Abraham, Bob Ashley, Sherri Foreman, Mike Hall and Ann Urling, aides to West Virginia Governor Jim Justice, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: January 1 to March 31, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with scanned attachments (52 pages, 26.4 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)

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)

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)

Martin County government COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 9, 2020

Martin County, FL

Principal Subject: Martin County Administrator Taryn Kryzda

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Martin County Administrator Taryn Kryzda and/or Executive Aide Teri Pryor regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: April 1 to June 20, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (1,297 pages, 389.2 MB, duplicative material)

Wisconsin Division of Public Health COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

WI

Principal Subject: Wisconsin State Health Officer Jeanne Ayers

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Wisconsin State Health Officer Jeanne Ayers, regarding statewide response to COVID-19.

Date Range: January 30 to February 8, 2020

Format Details: .pdf portfolio with embedded attachments, including .xlsx (1,646 pages, 127.7 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)

South Carolina governor's office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 13, 2020

Date Added: July 12, 2020

SC

Principal Subject: South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster regarding statewide response to COVID-19.

Date Range: April 1 to April 30, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (862 pages, 87.2 MB, duplicative material)

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)

Colorado governor's office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

CO

Highlighted Documents: DHS HHS ventilator usage by state April 12

Principal Subject: Colorado Governor Jared Polis

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis regarding statewide response to COVID-19.

Date Range: January 1 to April 29, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with partial attachments (1,891 pages, 99.7 MB, duplicative material)

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)

Hendry County Emergency Management & Community Development COVID-19 emails and responses

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 9, 2020

Hendry County, FL

Principal Subject: Emergency Management Director Richard Lehmkuhl and Planning & Community Development Director Margaret Emblidge

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Hendry Emergency Management Director Richard Lehmkuhl and/or Planning & Community Development Director Margaret Emblidge regarding local information and response to Covid-19.

Date Range: May 25 to June 25, 2020

Format Details: .zip (330 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)

Florida governor's office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

FL

Principal Subject: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis regarding the state's response to COVID-19, including budgets, early case tracking and press releases.

Date Range: January 1 to April 27, 2020

Format Details: .pdf without attachments (1,202 pages, 39 MB, duplicative material)

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)

Desoto County government COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: June 23, 2020

Desoto, FL

Principal Subject: Desoto County Administrator Mandy Hines

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Desoto County Administrator Mandy Hines, regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: June 1 to June 20, 2020

Format Details: .zip with attachments (203.3 MB)

Palm Beach County government COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

Palm Beach County, 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 response to COVID-19.

Date Range: April 23 to May 12, 2020

Format Details: .pst including attachments (498 MB, duplicative mateiral)

Monroe County COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

Monroe County, FL

Principal Subject: Monore County Mayor Heather Carruthers

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Monroe County Mayor Heather Carruthers regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: March 15 to May 8, 2020

Format Details: .pst including attachments (994 MB, duplicative material)

Lake Worth Beach COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 9, 2020

Lake Worth Beach, FL

Principal Subject: Lake Beach Mayor Pam Triolo & City Manager Michael Bornstein

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Lake Beach Mayor Pam Triolo and/or City Manager Michael Bornstein regarding local response to COVID-19, including migrant farm outbreaks.

Date Range: May 1 to June 30, 2020

Format Details: .zip with attachments (117.8 MB)

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)

St. Joseph Health Department COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: June 19, 2020

St. Joseph, MO

Principal Subject: City of St. Joseph Health Director Debra Bradley

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to St. Joseph Health Director Debra Bradley regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: March 12 to May 13, 2020

Format Details: .pdf without attachments (8 MB)

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