How fast is the coronavirus growing in specific US metro areas

A brilliant set of graphs and a colossal dose of optimism from @UpshotNYT

Brilliant– A+ graphs that focus on US metro areas which are more similar than state/country analysis

Optimism– slowdown in case growth rates, even though testing is increasing https://t.co/dME4IhnD0v

— Amitabh Chandra (@amitabhchandra2) April 3, 2020

One other thing we added is a little box that helps you think about the chart axes, which we know are sort of difficult. They even got the rare @amandacox compliment — "really nice" — which will now have to sustain me for 7 more years pic.twitter.com/PKlOHz0buK

— Kevin Quealy (@KevinQ) April 3, 2020

It may be easier to see by comparing similar cities. In each case, those with the longer shutdowns saved more lives in the short run AND enjoyed greater employment growth in the medium run. pic.twitter.com/A4MA73Ba7P

— Justin Wolfers (@JustinWolfers) April 3, 2020

Another thing I'm tracking is the US v. Western Europe. We're not publishing this automatically, but it's a useful comparison to the US if you want to move to a larger geography than a metro https://t.co/jQMVcVz7qO

— Nate Cohn (@Nate_Cohn) April 3, 2020