Documenting COVID-19

Record Set(s)

Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations COVID-19 Workplace Complaints

Date Updated: February 18, 2021

Date Added: February 18, 2021

MO

Principal Subject: Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations COVID-19 Workplace Complaints

These documents include Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations COVID-19 Workplace Complaints.

Date Range: March 1 to September 1, 2020

Format Details: .pdf (1.8MB, 39 pages)

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)

Utah Governor's Office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: December 23, 2020

Date Added: August 26, 2020

Utah County, UT

Principal Subject: Utah Governor Gary Herbert

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Utah Governor Gary Herbert, regarding the COVID-19 outbreak in Utah County including meatpacking plants.

Date Range: March 17 to August 12, 2020

Format Details: .pdf portfolio 1,152 pages with embedded attachments, including .xlsx, .docx, and .mov (199.1 MB, requires a full download)

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

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

Virginia governor's office COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

VA

Principal Subject: Virginia Governor Ralph Northam

These documents include emails and underlying attachments for Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, including correspondence to and from the Office of the Vice President and concerns over President Trump's "Liberate Virginia" tweet in April 2020.

Date Range: January 1 to April 20, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (273 pages, 9.8 MB, duplicative material)

Las Vegas COVID-19 emails and response

Date Updated: July 12, 2020

Date Added: July 13, 2020

Las Vegas, NV

Principal Subject: Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman

These documents include emails sent from, to or copied to Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman regarding local response to COVID-19.

Date Range: April 8 to April 22, 2020

Format Details: .pdf with copied attachments (1,811 pages, 84.9 MB, duplicative material)

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