As COVID-19 continues to spread across the globe, a group of researchers at the University of Alberta have developed an interactive online tool to help map the virus.
The COVIDmapper uses several algorithms to pull and process information from different resources, including the World Health Organization, governments and post-secondary institutions across the world, to better assess the impact of the pandemic. “COVIDmapper is more flexible and informative than almost any other heat mapping tool on the web,” David Wishart, a professor with the U of A said. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] “We plot the number of cases, the number of deaths, the daily percentage change of cases and deaths, the number