In March 2020, Dataminr published an analysis suggesting that growth in Dataminr-detected clusters of eyewitness, on-the-ground, first-hand public social media posts on COVID-19 can be a leading indicator of virus outbreak hotspots in the U.S. 7-15 days prior to exponential growth in COVID-19 official case count.
Dataminr’s AI Platform detected social media COVID-19 clusters comprised of public social media posts ranging from people indicating they tested positive, people indicating they are experiencing symptoms, people indicating they have been exposed but not tested, first-hand accounts of confirmed cases from relatives, friends, and colleagues as well as COVID-19 related supply shortages and closures.
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