https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/29/world/coronavirus-news.html?0p19G=0038
Data is included in this rolling coverage of the caronavirus, with a map included breaking down cases by country worldwide. Helps visualise statistics of cases, showing which countries have affected people and how many. Geographical context of the story is provided by the map showing locations of all affected. Map is colour coded for easy understanding of data. Reveals "86,583 coronavirus cases recorded globally Saturday in a database maintained by Johns Hopkins University, fewer than 6,800." So while the reporter didn't gather data information themselves, they verified it through an academic and reliable body.