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Statistics section

The Statistics section of the article still seems to be weighing it down. Should I put in a separate section? Would a good title be Statistics of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia? There doesn't really seem to be a precedent for such an article. Any advice? Andykatib 09:12, June 19, 2020 (UTC)

I think the graphs should stay in this article. They help contextualise what is otherwise a series of text lines. CMD (talk) 10:45, 20 June 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Are there any other COVID-19-related articles about statistics? Love of Corey (talk) 05:53, 19 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry for not checking in Talk page before performing the migration. I have migrated the whole section to it's own page because I found that editing this page is getting harder and harder due to it's size. Additionally, I created template for the charts to unify the data update. NicholasCWL 16:04, 30 October 2020 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by NicholasCWL (talk • contribs)

Chart

The daily cases should be 15 and recoveries should be 7 (21 july). But when i edit it the chart isn't appearing (error?) Contiball (talk) 10:29, 21 July 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Trimming the article

To keep the article at a readable length, it will need trimming particularly the Timeline section. The earlier months could probably be condensed. Any suggestions? Andykatib 10:46, 10 August, 2020 (UTC)

The prose is currently 60 kB, which is at the maximum limits of the wp:size guidelines but not unusually egregious. What do you mean by the Timeline section? The article is about the Timeline. CMD (talk) 10:51, 10 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Probably, to make the early part of the timeline less dense and more concise. I think the article will continue to grow as long as the COVID-19 pandemic is still around. Hopefully, it will start to decline by next year, God willing. Andykatib 10:46, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

For each month, we could convert all the sentences that currently say "On DATE, the Director-General reported A new cases, bringing the total number of cases to B. There are currently C cases, with D in intensive care and E on ventilator support. F have recovered, bringing the total number of recovered to G. The death toll remains at H", and convert them into a table with DATE | New cases | Recovered cases | Current cases | Intensive care | On ventilator)| Total recovered | Total cases . Then there can either be a notes column to handle other information, or other information is simply kept as text while mentioning dates that can be cross-referenced with the table. CMD (talk) 11:27, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks CMD, this sounds like a good idea. I am not very good with tables so I might need help with them. Much as I like doing the sentences, I agree that doing a table may help keep the article from getting bloated. Feel free to implement the table or to show me how to do it. Andykatib 12:37, 11 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

@Andykatib: please see here as an example. Another advantage of this format is it shows what information is missing from the current text. It's a big table, but I think it is better than a separate sentence for each date, and the remaining text is much shorter. CMD (talk) 15:35, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Hi CMD, thank you so much for trying it out on April. Will do the same for the other months later today and this week. Back in lockdown in Auckland, New Zealand so will have some more time on my hands to play around on Wikipedia. Cheers. Andykatib (talk) 20:58, 12 August 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Absence

Hi there, I'll be away on 25th and 26th September on a camping trip. If someone wants to update the COVID-19 cases for those dates, please feel free to do so. Andykatib 10:38, 24 September 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Away between 25-28 Nov

Hi there. I'll be out of Auckland attending a conference in Tauranga between 25 and 27 November. Will be back on the 28 of November. Might try and do some work on a public library computer or my iPad but may not have regular Internet access on a device with a wide screen and features. Feel free to continue the daily updates in my absence. I also update the Malaysian details for the Timeline of the COVID-19 pandemic in November 2020 and COVID-19 pandemic in Asia articles. I usually use either The Star, Malay Mail and sometimes Free Malaysia Today. For the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia, I use the Ministry of Health's COVID website. Also remember to save it on Internet Wayback Machine. Andykatib 01:38, 22 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]