# Where does Johns Hopkins get their COVID-19 data

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**Created:** [July 18, 2020, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-does-johns-hopkins-get-their-covid-19-data/915701 "2020-07-18T22:08:14Z")\
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Johns Hopkins home page has a link to ‘Resources’. The link says that COVID-19 data is not public information, so they “fill the gap”. So where do they get such detailed data? Does the new White House order eliminate their sources?