Disease and outbreak signals in Baltimore's news coverage, with the state as context for thin city-level signals.
Outbreak coverage is cooling rather than escalating. Disease outbreaks led with 84 items and pandemic outbreaks with 37, while every named outbreak category was receding; only infection-related hospitalizations were flat.
| Signal | News Reported | Recent (2024–26) | Prior (2021–23) | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease Outbreak | 84 | 1 | 16 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 37 | 1 | 6 | ▼ receding |
| Viral Outbreak | 32 | 0 | 9 | ▼ receding |
| Coronavirus Outbreak | 23 | 0 | 2 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Response | 10 | 0 | 3 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Relief | 9 | 0 | 1 | ▼ receding |
| Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak | 8 | 0 | 7 | ▼ receding |
| Infection Hospitalization | 7 | 0 | 0 | — flat |
| Infection Treatment | 6 | 0 | 0 | — flat |
| Covid Outbreak | 6 | 0 | 2 | ▼ receding |
| Signal | News Reported | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| Disease Outbreak | 265 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Outbreak | 116 | ▼ receding |
| Viral Outbreak | 87 | ▼ receding |
| Coronavirus Outbreak | 57 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Response | 31 | ▼ receding |
| Pandemic Relief | 29 | ▼ receding |
| Jail Infection | 25 | ▼ receding |
| Vaccine Preventable Disease Outbreak | 22 | ▼ receding |
| Outbreak | 11 | — flat |
| Covid Outbreak | 10 | ▼ receding |
| Food Borne Disease Outbreak | 10 | ▲ rising |
| Pandemic Restriction | 9 | ▼ receding |
disease signals drawn from local news coverage
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