Note that after May 31, 2018, the deaths are all 0. The data is probably not entered yet. We also see a drop off starting around May 1. Redefine tab to exclude observations taken on or after May 1,...

Note that after May 31, 2018, the deaths are all 0. The data is probably not entered yet. We also see a drop off starting around May 1. Redefine tab to exclude observations taken on or after May 1, 2018. Then, remake the plot.

We want to make a plot of death counts versus date. A first step is to convert the month variable from characters to numbers. Note that the month abbreviations are in Spanglish. Use the recode function to convert months to numbers and redefine tab.