I Need Accurate Coronavirus Information. Where Can I Get It?
The governmental response to the coronavirus pandemic has involved all 50 states, plus the federal government. You can find all kinds of questionable “facts” and opinions from the media and on social media. Where does one go to get accurate information about stay-at-home orders, back-to-work orders, guidelines on social distancing and statistics on where your state or the nation is at with regard to fighting the disease?
Generally speaking, you can locate the best information from the offices of the 50 governors, plus the mayor’s office of Washington, D.C., and from the official White House website. Also, each state and the federal government typically have another website dedicated solely to the pandemic.
We’ve put together the best two websites for every state plus the federal government in order to provide the most accurate information available.
Federal – https://www.whitehouse.gov/ https://www.coronavirus.gov/
Alabama – https://altogetheralabama.org/ https://governor.alabama.gov/newsroom/covid-19/
Alaska – http://dhss.alaska.gov/dph/Epi/id/Pages/COVID-19/default.aspx https://gov.alaska.gov/home/covid19news/
Arizona – https://azgovernor.gov/ https://www.azdhs.gov/preparedness/epidemiology-disease-control/infectious-disease-epidemiology/index.php#novel-coronavirus-home
Arkansas – https://governor.arkansas.gov/ https://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/programs-services/topics/novel-coronavirus
California – https://www.gov.ca.gov/ https://covid19.ca.gov/
Colorado – https://www.colorado.gov/governor/ https://covid19.colorado.gov/
Connecticut – https://portal.ct.gov/governor https://portal.ct.gov/Coronavirus
Delaware – https://governor.delaware.gov/ https://coronavirus.delaware.gov/
Washington, D.C. – https://mayor.dc.gov/ https://coronavirus.dc.gov/
Florida – https://www.flgov.com/ https://floridahealthcovid19.gov/
Georgia – https://gov.georgia.gov/ https://dph.georgia.gov/novelcoronavirus
Hawaii – https://governor.hawaii.gov/ https://hawaiicovid19.com/
Idaho – https://gov.idaho.gov/ https://coronavirus.idaho.gov/
Illinois – https://www2.illinois.gov/sites/gov/Pages/default.aspx https://coronavirus.illinois.gov/s/
Indiana – https://www.in.gov/gov/ https://www.coronavirus.in.gov/
Iowa – https://governor.iowa.gov/ https://coronavirus.iowa.gov/
Kansas – https://governor.kansas.gov/ https://www.coronavirus.kdheks.gov/
Kentucky – https://governor.ky.gov/ https://govstatus.egov.com/kycovid19
Louisiana – https://gov.louisiana.gov/ http://ldh.la.gov/Coronavirus/
Maine – https://www.maine.gov/governor/mills/ https://www.maine.gov/covid19/
Maryland – https://governor.maryland.gov/ https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/
Massachusetts – https://www.mass.gov/orgs/office-of-the-governor https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-updates-and-information
Michigan – https://www.michigan.gov/whitmer/ https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/
Minnesota – https://mn.gov/governor/ https://www.health.state.mn.us/
Mississippi – https://governorreeves.ms.gov/ https://governorreeves.ms.gov/covid-19/ https://msdh.ms.gov/msdhsite/_static/14,0,420.html
Missouri – https://governor.mo.gov/ https://health.mo.gov/
Montana – https://governor.mt.gov/ https://covid19.mt.gov/
Nebraska – https://governor.nebraska.gov/ http://dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx
Nevada – http://gov.nv.gov/ https://nvhealthresponse.nv.gov/
New Hampshire – https://www.governor.nh.gov/ https://www.nh.gov/covid19/
New Jersey – https://nj.gov/governor/ https://covid19.nj.gov/
New Mexico – https://www.governor.state.nm.us/ https://cv.nmhealth.org/
New York – https://www.governor.ny.gov/ https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/home
North Carolina – https://governor.nc.gov/ https://www.nc.gov/covid19
North Dakota – https://www.governor.nd.gov/ https://ndresponse.gov/covid-19-resources
Ohio – https://governor.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/governor/ https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/wps/portal/gov/covid-19/home
Oklahoma – https://www.governor.ok.gov/newsroom https://coronavirus.health.ok.gov/
Oregon – https://www.oregon.gov/gov/Pages/index.aspx https://govstatus.egov.com/or-covid-19
Pennsylvania – https://www.governor.pa.gov/ https://www.health.pa.gov/topics/disease/coronavirus/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx
Rhode Island – https://governor.ri.gov/ https://health.ri.gov/covid/
South Carolina – https://governor.sc.gov/ https://www.scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19
South Dakota – https://sd.gov/governor/ https://doh.sd.gov/news/coronavirus.aspx
Tennessee – https://www.tn.gov/governor.html https://www.tn.gov/governor/covid-19.html
Texas – https://gov.texas.gov/ https://gov.texas.gov/coronavirus
Utah – https://governor.utah.gov/ https://coronavirus.utah.gov/
Vermont – https://governor.vermont.gov/ https://www.healthvermont.gov/response/coronavirus-covid-19
Virginia – https://www.governor.virginia.gov/ https://www.virginia.gov/coronavirus/
Washington – https://www.governor.wa.gov/ https://coronavirus.wa.gov/
West Virginia – https://governor.wv.gov/Pages/default.aspx https://dhhr.wv.gov/COVID-19/Pages/default.aspx
Wisconsin – https://evers.wi.gov/Pages/Home.aspx https://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/covid-19/index.htm
Wyoming – https://governor.wyo.gov/ https://covid19.wyo.gov/
We’ve done the research so you don’t have to. If you see anything amiss with any of these links, let us know at The Daily Citizen.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bruce Hausknecht, J.D., is an attorney who serves as Focus on the Family’s judicial analyst. He is responsible for research and analysis of legal and judicial issues related to Christians and the institution of the family, including First Amendment freedom of religion and free speech issues, judicial activism, marriage, homosexuality and pro-life matters. He also tracks legislation and laws affecting these issues. Prior to joining Focus in 2004, Hausknecht practiced law for 17 years in construction litigation and as an associate general counsel for a large ministry in Virginia. He was also an associate pastor at a church in Colorado Springs for seven years, primarily in worship music ministry. Hausknecht has provided legal analysis and commentary for top media outlets including CNN, ABC News, NBC News, CBS Radio, The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, The Washington Post, The Washington Times, the Associated Press, the Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Boston Globe and BBC radio. He’s also a regular contributor to The Daily Citizen. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Illinois and his J.D. from Northwestern University School of Law. Hausknecht has been married since 1981 and has three adult children, as well as three adorable grandkids. In his free time, Hausknecht loves getting creative with his camera and capturing stunning photographs of his adopted state of Colorado.