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-Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) time series listing confirmed cases, reported deaths and reported recoveries. Data is disaggregated by by country (and sometimes subregion). Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by the [Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)][sars2] and has had a worldwide effect. On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a pandemic, pointing to the over 118,000 cases of the coronavirus illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world at the time.
+Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) time series listing confirmed cases, reported deaths and reported recoveries. Data is disaggregated by country (and sometimes subregion). Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is caused by the [Severe acute respiratory syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)][sars2] and has had a worldwide effect. On March 11 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared it a pandemic, pointing to the over 118,000 cases of the coronavirus illness in over 110 countries and territories around the world at the time.
 
 [covid]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coronavirus_disease_2019
 [sars2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severe_acute_respiratory_syndrome_coronavirus_2
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 This dataset includes time series data tracking the number of people affected by COVID-19 worldwide, including:
 
 * confirmed tested cases of Coronavirus infection
-* how many have reportedly died while sick with Coronavirus
+* the number of people who have reportedly died while sick with Coronavirus
 * the number of people who have reportedly recovered from it
 
 ## Data