Coronavirus numbers don’t always give an accurate picture of how the pandemic is being handled.

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How to Understand COVID-19 Numbers <[link removed] > Viewed in isolation or presented without context, coronavirus numbers don’t always give an accurate picture of how the pandemic is being handled. Here, ProPublica journalists Caroline Chen and Ash Ngu offer insight on how to navigate the figures. by Caroline Chen, graphics by Ash Ngu

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