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Report I

The dangerous virus has affected most of the cities with the highest infected population in Jacksonville, with an infected population of 322 and the least infected city being Omaha with a total of 3 cases. Miami is the second city with the highest number of infections, with 299 cases. Among all the cities with the virus, the top five cities with the more cases of the infected population are Jacksonville, Miami, Phoenix, Austin, and Houston. Phoenix, on the other hand, has 289 cases of the dangerous virus, while Austin has recorded 281 cases of people infected with the deadly virus. The individuals infected with the dangerous virus in Houston adds up to 272 cases. The difference between the numbers of cases in these five cities is small, portraying how vulnerable the populations in these cities are to the virus.

Report II: outbreak analysis.

The total cases of viral infection for April 2017 as indicated by the given data was 4952. The prevalence of viral infection among different age groups during the month as per the above bar graphs shows that those who are below 18years of age represent about 50% of all cases, followed by the elderly above 60 years of age with 1731 cases within the month. 19 to 30 have the least reported viral infection cases (323) while those between 31 and 60 have 809 reported cases. It is also important to realize that after the active age group of 19-30, the cases begin to rise indicating the beginning of the body’s immune response to subside. The age relation to immune response or exposure to viruses can also be deduced from the data.

Cases by cities

Cases New York Los Angeles Chicago Houston Philadelphia Phoenix San Antonio San Diego Dallas San Jose Austin Jacksonville San Francisco Indianapolis Columbus Fort Worth Charlotte Seattle Denver El Paso Detroit Washington D.C. Boston Memphis Nashville Portland Oklahoma City Las Vegas Baltimore Louisville Milwaukee Albuquerque Tucson Fresno Sacramento Kansas City Long Beach Mesa Atlanta Colorado Springs Virginia Beach Raleigh Omaha Miami Oakland Minneapolis Tulsa Wichita New Orleans Arlington 189 201 14 272 5 289 95 258 83 109 281 322 76 7 14 98 19 65 30 29 35 61 28 31 23 18 11 146 26 17 12 51 114 187 51 38 215 231 220 5 4 8 3 299 84 9 127 83 248 11

A side-by-side bar graph showing age groups against virus infections

Frequency

< 18 19-30 31-60 61+ 2089 323 809 1731

Age Groups (years)

Number of virus infection cases