Suhail Bhat, Author at Ohio Valley ReSource

Suhail Bhat

Data Reporter, Louisville Public Media

Suhail Bhat is a data journalist and 2020 graduate of the Data Journalism program at Columbia Journalism School. Before attending Columbia, he was a correspondent at Reuters, where he covered Asian corporate news and Wall Street for four years.

Email Suhail Bhat @suhbhat

Mar 16

Coronavirus

A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley

The past year inflicted devastating pain across the Ohio Valley as more than 25,000 people in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia died due to COVID-19 and more than 1.5 million people contracted the virus. Low-income families, women and people of color bore an unequal brunt of the economic challenges caused by the shutdowns, more so […]

By Suhail Bhat

Mar 16

Coronavirus

A Pandemic Year: See How COVID-19 Spread In The Ohio Valley

Suhail Bhat

Feb 25

Energy & Environment

Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes

A new analysis of flooding risk that accounts for the effects of climate change finds many more homes in Appalachian communities in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia are at risk of flooding than the federal government’s emergency managers have indicated. In 12 Appalachian counties in the region, at least half of all residences are at […]

By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Feb 25

Energy & Environment

Climate Change Increases Flooding Risk For Some 230,000 Ohio Valley Homes

Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Feb 19

Democracy & Civic Life

Mapping The Ohio Valley Residents Charged In Connection With U.S. Capitol Riot

Data compiled by an academic research group shows the home counties of 21 people from Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia charged so far in connection with the Jan. 6 riot and insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. The Program on Extremism at George Washington University compiled a database from the federal criminal complaints against those charged […]

By Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Feb 19

Democracy & Civic Life

Mapping The Ohio Valley Residents Charged In Connection With U.S. Capitol Riot

Suhail Bhat and Jeff Young

Feb 16

Coronavirus

West Virginia COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

By Suhail Bhat

Feb 16

Coronavirus

West Virginia COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

Suhail Bhat

Feb 16

Coronavirus

Ohio COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

By Suhail Bhat

Feb 16

Coronavirus

Ohio COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

Suhail Bhat

Feb 11

Coronavirus

Kentucky COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

By Suhail Bhat

Feb 11

Coronavirus

Kentucky COVID-19 Vaccine Tracker

Suhail Bhat

Feb 3

Coronavirus

Ohio Valley ReSource Updates Kentucky COVID Data Tracker

The Ohio Valley ReSource has added new measures to its COVID Data Tracker, including a county-level map of infection hot spots, indicators of hospital capacity, and a demographic breakdown of cases and deaths. These new functions provide a more in-depth view of the spread of the infections in Kentucky. This map shows county-by-county hot spots, […]

By Suhail Bhat

Feb 3

Coronavirus

Ohio Valley ReSource Updates Kentucky COVID Data Tracker

Suhail Bhat

Feb 3

Coronavirus

Ohio Valley ReSource Updates West Virginia COVID Data Tracker

The Ohio Valley ReSource has added new measures to its COVID Data Tracker, including a county-level map of infection hot spots, indicators of hospital capacity, and a demographic breakdown of cases and deaths. These new functions provide a more in-depth view of the spread of the infections in West Virginia. This map shows county-by-county hot […]

By Suhail Bhat

Feb 3

Coronavirus

Ohio Valley ReSource Updates West Virginia COVID Data Tracker

Suhail Bhat

Feb 3

Coronavirus

Ohio Valley ReSource Updates Ohio COVID Data Tracker

The Ohio Valley ReSource has added new measures to its COVID Data Tracker, including a county-level map of infection hot spots, indicators of hospital capacity, and a demographic breakdown of cases and deaths. These new functions provide a more in-depth view of the spread of the infections in Ohio. This map shows county-by-county hot spots, […]

By Suhail Bhat

Feb 3

Coronavirus

Ohio Valley ReSource Updates Ohio COVID Data Tracker

Suhail Bhat

Dec 23

Coronavirus

Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis

New federal data shows the coronavirus pandemic has contributed to the country’s deadliest 12-month period for drug overdose fatalities, including a sharp increase in overdose deaths in the Ohio Valley. According to the latest data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 81,000 people died due to drug overdoses in the 12 […]

By Suhail Bhat

Dec 23

Coronavirus

Overdose Deaths Hit New Highs As Pandemic Worsens Opioid Crisis

Suhail Bhat