COVID-19 Resources

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COVID Data Tracker. CDC. https://covid.cdc.gov/covid-data-tracker/?CDC_AA_refVal=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cdc.gov%2Fcoronavirus%2F2019-ncov%2Fcases-updates%2Fvariant-proportions.html#variant-proportions
WHO Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dashboard. WHO. https://covid19.who.int/
Johns Hopkins Tracking Center. Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/data
See How the Vaccine Rollout Is Going in Your County and State. New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/covid-19-vaccine-doses.html

Protocol for Deaths occurring after COVID-19 Vaccination. NAME/CDC. March 17, 2021. https://www.thename.org/assets/docs/NAME%20Autopsy%20Protocol%20for%20Deaths%20after%20COVID-19%20vaccination.pdf
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Protecting Workers: Guidance on Mitigating and Preventing the Spread of COVID-19 in the Workplace. OSHA. January 29, 2021. https://www.osha.gov/coronavirus/safework
Collection and Submission of Postmortem Specimens from Deceased Persons with Confirmed or Suspected COVID-19. CDC. Updated December 20, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-postmortem-specimens.html
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Reporting and Coding Deaths Due to COVID-19. CDC. Updated May 20, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/coding-and-reporting.htm
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Postmortem Stability of SARS-CoV-2 in Nasopharyngeal Mucosa. Emerging Infectious Diseases. January 2021. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/1/20-3112_article
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Post-COVID Conditions. CDC. November 7, 2022. https://edubirdie.com/blog/long-term-effects-of-covid
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Overdose Deaths Have Surged During the Pandemic, C.D.C. Data Shows. New York Times. April 14, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/14/health/overdose-deaths-fentanyl-opiods-coronaviurs-pandemic.html
Trends in Drug Overdose Mortality in Ohio During the First 7 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic. JAMA Network Open. April 14, 2021. https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2778560
Notes from the Field: Opioid Overdose Deaths Before, During, and After an 11-Week COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Order — Cook County, Illinois, January 1, 2018–October 6, 2020. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR). March 12, 2021. https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/70/wr/mm7010a3.htm

U.S. Suicides Declined Over All in 2020 but May Have Risen Among People of Color. New York Times. April 15, 2021. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/15/health/coronavirus-suicide-cdc.html
Suicide trends in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic: an interrupted time-series analysis of preliminary data from 21 countries. The Lancet Psychiatry. April 13, 2021. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(21)00091-2/fulltext
What has been the effect of Covid-19 on suicide rates? BMJ. March 29, 2021. https://www.bmj.com/content/372/bmj.n834

COVID-19 Funeral Assistance. FEMA. Updated April 5, 2021. https://www.fema.gov/disasters/coronavirus/economic/funeral-assistance
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What do funeral home workers need to know about handling decedents who had COVID-19? CDC. Updated November 10, 2020. https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/funeral-faqs.html
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