diff --git a/src/acquisition/covidcast/signal_dash_data_generator.py b/src/acquisition/covidcast/signal_dash_data_generator.py
index 34c90b441..81d95728a 100644
--- a/src/acquisition/covidcast/signal_dash_data_generator.py
+++ b/src/acquisition/covidcast/signal_dash_data_generator.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import pandas as pd
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from epiweeks import Week
 from typing import List
 
 # first party
@@ -17,7 +18,9 @@
 from delphi.epidata.acquisition.covidcast.logger import get_structured_logger
 
 
-LOOKBACK_DAYS_FOR_COVERAGE = 28
+LOOKBACK_DAYS_FOR_COVERAGE = 56
+BASE_COVIDCAST = covidcast.covidcast.Epidata.BASE_URL[:-len("api.php")] + "covidcast"
+COVERAGE_URL = f"{BASE_COVIDCAST}/coverage?format=csv&signal={{source}}:{{signal}}&days={LOOKBACK_DAYS_FOR_COVERAGE}"
 
 @dataclass
 class DashboardSignal:
@@ -195,19 +198,15 @@ def get_latest_time_value_from_metadata(dashboard_signal, metadata):
 def get_coverage(dashboard_signal: DashboardSignal,
                  metadata) -> List[DashboardSignalCoverage]:
     """Get the most recent coverage for the signal."""
-    latest_time_value = get_latest_time_value_from_metadata(
-        dashboard_signal, metadata)
-    start_day = latest_time_value - datetime.timedelta(days = LOOKBACK_DAYS_FOR_COVERAGE)
-    latest_data = covidcast.signal(
-        dashboard_signal.source,
-        dashboard_signal.covidcast_signal,
-        end_day = latest_time_value,
-        start_day = start_day)
-    latest_data_without_megacounties = latest_data[~latest_data['geo_value'].str.endswith(
-        '000')]
-    count_by_geo_type_df = latest_data_without_megacounties.groupby(
-        ['geo_type', 'data_source', 'time_value', 'signal']).size().to_frame(
-        'count').reset_index()
+    count_by_geo_type_df = pd.read_csv(
+        COVERAGE_URL.format(source=dashboard_signal.source,
+                            signal=dashboard_signal.covidcast_signal))
+    try:
+        count_by_geo_type_df["time_value"] = count_by_geo_type_df["time_value"].apply(
+            lambda x: pd.to_datetime(str(x), format="%Y%m%d"))
+    except:
+        count_by_geo_type_df["time_value"] = count_by_geo_type_df["time_value"].apply(
+            lambda x: pd.to_datetime(Week(x // 100, x % 100).startdate()))
 
     signal_coverage_list = []
     
@@ -215,7 +214,7 @@ def get_coverage(dashboard_signal: DashboardSignal,
         signal_coverage = DashboardSignalCoverage(
             signal_id=dashboard_signal.db_id,
             date=row['time_value'].date(),
-            geo_type=row['geo_type'],
+            geo_type='county',
             count=row['count'])
         signal_coverage_list.append(signal_coverage)
 
diff --git a/tests/acquisition/covidcast/test_signal_dash_data_generator.py b/tests/acquisition/covidcast/test_signal_dash_data_generator.py
index cd43e0ec3..ff1797b35 100644
--- a/tests/acquisition/covidcast/test_signal_dash_data_generator.py
+++ b/tests/acquisition/covidcast/test_signal_dash_data_generator.py
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ def test_get_latest_time_value_from_metadata(self):
         data_date = get_latest_time_value_from_metadata(signal, metadata)
         self.assertEqual(data_date, date(2021, 1, 1))
 
-    @patch("covidcast.signal")
+    #@patch("covidcast.signal")
+    @patch("pandas.read_csv")
     def test_get_coverage(self, mock_signal):
         signal = DashboardSignal(
             db_id=1, name="Change", source="chng",
@@ -198,18 +199,16 @@ def test_get_coverage(self, mock_signal):
                 'signal'])
 
         epidata_data = [
-            ['chng', 'chng-sig', pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01"), "state", "PA"],
-            ['chng', 'chng-sig', pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01"), "state", "NY"],
-            ['chng', 'chng-sig', pd.Timestamp("2020-01-02"), "state", "NY"],
+            ['chng', 'chng-sig', 20200101, 2],
+            ['chng', 'chng-sig', 20200102, 1],
         ]
         epidata_df = pd.DataFrame(
             epidata_data,
             columns=[
-                'data_source',
+                'source',
                 'signal',
                 'time_value',
-                'geo_type',
-                'geo_value'])
+                'count'])
 
         mock_signal.return_value = epidata_df
 
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ def test_get_coverage(self, mock_signal):
                     2020,
                     1,
                     1),
-                geo_type='state',
+                geo_type='county',
                 count=2),
             DashboardSignalCoverage(
                 signal_id=1,
@@ -230,51 +229,6 @@ def test_get_coverage(self, mock_signal):
                     2020,
                     1,
                     2),
-                geo_type='state',
-                count=1),    
-            ]
-
-        self.assertListEqual(coverage, expected_coverage)
-
-    @patch("covidcast.signal")
-    def test_get_coverage_megacounties_dropped(self, mock_signal):
-        signal = DashboardSignal(
-            db_id=1, name="Change", source="chng",
-            covidcast_signal="chng-sig",
-            latest_coverage_update=date(2021, 1, 1),
-            latest_status_update=date(2021, 1, 1))
-        data = [['chng', pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01"), "chng-sig"]]
-        metadata = pd.DataFrame(
-            data,
-            columns=[
-                'data_source',
-                'max_time',
-                'signal'])
-
-        epidata_data = [
-            ['chng', 'chng-sig', pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01"), "county", "11111"],
-            ['chng', 'chng-sig', pd.Timestamp("2020-01-01"), "county", "10000"],
-        ]
-        epidata_df = pd.DataFrame(
-            epidata_data,
-            columns=[
-                'data_source',
-                'signal',
-                'time_value',
-                'geo_type',
-                'geo_value'])
-
-        mock_signal.return_value = epidata_df
-
-        coverage = get_coverage(signal, metadata)
-
-        expected_coverage = [
-            DashboardSignalCoverage(
-                signal_id=1,
-                date=date(
-                    2020,
-                    1,
-                    1),
                 geo_type='county',
                 count=1),    
             ]