UPDATED: View Our New Map of COVID-19 Cases, Plus Resources for EHS Professionals 08.13.2020 | EHS Daily Advisor Staff Our latest interactive map of COVID-19 cases has been
the legend again, and as we continue to confront the
adjusted to reflect the rise in cases in the United States.
coronavirus and mitigate the health and safety risks within
Read on to view our updated color-coded map, a list of
our workplaces and communities, it’s important for EHS
resources, plus an animation showing how our map has
professionals to consult reliable resources; here is a short list
developed over time.
to help.
Our interactive COVID-19 case map originally launched
• Check out the EHS Daily Advisor’s COVID-19 articles as
on March 16, 2020, and in the first few weeks of the pandemic, we adjusted our map legend four times to keep up with increasing numbers. On April 7, we finally settled on a range that we thought would cover a worstcase scenario. Unfortunately, the legend proved to be insufficient as the months passed, and by August, only 12 states had not crossed our map’s highest threshold of 20,000 cases. We (and a few of our readers) realized a new legend was necessary. Our new map below (finalized August 12) has increased the numbers within the legend tenfold, with the lowest range set at 5,000 or fewer cases and the highest at over
well as BLR’s Coronavirus Response Center. • Track COVID-19 updates from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). • Visit websites for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). • The National Safety Council’s (NSC) Safe Actions for Employee Returns (SAFER) initiative provides a wide variety of guidance for employers. • The American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP) also has a COVID-19 resource center.
200,000 cases. We sincerely hope we will not have to adjust
CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) IMPACT ACROSS THE UNITED STATES