We care a lot about data.
We also care a lot about the impact of pandemic relief programs in your life.
Here are a few examples of how we unpack the numbers of the pandemic. These numbers represent more than just facts. They represent people, communities, businesses, neighbors, and families.
Because the cost of COVID doesn't just live in the data.
It lives in our shared experiences.
One Million
The number of Americans who have lost their lives to COVID-19, according to today's statement from President Biden.
As we do our work to make sure we have a full accounting of the pandemic response, this tragic milestone is a reminder that we are still living through the difficult realities of the crisis.
107,622
The number of Americans who have died from drug overdoses in
the past year as of May 1st, according to the CDC.
Of these deaths, 75% were attributed to opioids.
In our recent Data Story, we examine how states are using $3 billion+ in pandemic relief provided by the Department of Health and Human Services to support prevention and treatment services—and combat a problem that’s been amplified by the pandemic.
93 percent
The percentage of American students that experienced some form of distance learning during the pandemic, according to the Census Bureau.
Here's what we can see in the data:
Which colleges and universities tapped into $76.3 billion from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund program. And how states supported K-12 schools through Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief grants totaling $189.5 billion.
Here’s what we can’t see yet:
The full impact of pandemic-related disruptions on math, reading, and college preparedness—or the troubling toll the pandemic is taking on young people, particularly teenagers.
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