ATLANTA - An interactive online map allows people to assess their risk of encountering someone infected with COVID-19 at an event, based on the size of the gathering as well as the county in which the gathering is being held.The dashboard allows users to zoom in on a county anywhere in the U.S.
and choose an event size ranging between 10 people to 10,000 people. The tool then calculates the risk level of attending that event, based on the assumption that at least one COVID-19 positive individual will be present.
The COVID-19 Event Risk Assessment Planning Tool was developed by researchers at Georgia Tech. (Photo credit: Provided / Georgia Tech) For a July 15 event with 100 attendees on in Fulton County, Georgia, a county which encompasses.