GLOBAL CASES

COVID-19 Global Cases - Johns Hopkins University

Compiling data from reliable sources, Johns Hopkins University shows worldwide statistics for the state of both active and total COVID-19 cases. With a high-level zoom capability, their world map features clickable graduated circles which show case numbers down to U.S. county level. An excellent reference for tracking the nature of the illness' spread as well as its current hotspots.

CASES IN THE UNITED STATES

COVID-19 Cases in the U.S. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Top American disease experts, the CDC produces the statistics that so many rely on. Their U.S. map is color coded to ranges of case numbers, but hovering over any state gives precise statistics. The map is an adjunct to several tables showing cases over time, and other concise information updated daily.   Note: Map colors represent total cases and are not normalized for population as we would recommend.

U.S. CASES BY STATE & COUNTY

Covid-19 Case Mapper - Google News Initiative

Pitch Interactive and Big Local News created a map to make it possible for local journalists to easily embed up-to-date visualizations related to the coronavirus pandemic on their sites for readers, and free up time for other important local journalism. Pitch Interactive is a data visualization studio known for the custom interactive experiences they design and build for their clients and partners. Big Local News is a program of Stanford University’s Journalism and Democracy Initiative and collects local data to discover the regional or national patterns that will yield stories with impact.

DAILY CASES ACROSS THE U.S.

Ebb and Flow: COVID-19 Daily Cases - Pitch Interactive

This tool was created by Pitch Interactive using daily data from the New York Times based on reports from local state and health agencies. As the conversation around flattening the curve continues, this data visualization illustrates the ebb and flow of COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths that change day by day, state by state.

GLOBAL INFECTION TIMELINE

COVID-19 Surveillance Dashboard - University of Virginia

The University of Virginia's Biocomplexity Institute presents an interactive world map, clickable on every nation and all the U.S. states. We like that this map includes a timeline to visualize where the virus moved as it spread worldwide, but note that the areas are shaded by total values and not normalized by population.

MAPPING THE GLOBAL SPREAD

COVID-19 In 209 Countries & Territories - National Geographic

As of April 28, 2020, the disease has infected more than 3,042,612 people, with 205,808 reported deaths. Europe is the worst struck region in terms of case count and fatalities, but major epicenters are growing in North and South America. The global economy has plummeted, as containment and mitigation efforts interrupt manufacturing, education, the financial sector, and many other walks of life.

EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

COVID-19 Update - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

This data-rich page from the European CDC includes a map we like of cumulative cases per 100,000 population. By normalizing the total cases by population, this map gives a good picture of which countries have a large percent of their population affected by the virus.

CORONAVIRUS IN THE U.S.

Where cases are growing and declining - National Geographic

The United States crossed nine million coronavirus cases on October 30, but this grim milestone is less concerning than the pace at which it has been reached: The nation recorded a million cases in a mere 14 days, between October 16 and 30. Cases haven’t escalated at that pace since late July, when the pandemic spiked across the South and Southwest.

TIMELINE MAP - VULNERABLE POPULATIONS

Age and Social Vulnerability, Context of Coronavirus - Mapbox

This different take on COVID-19 by Mapbox examines potential vulnerable populations in the U.S. based on characteristics of each county. The analysis uses the CDC’s social vulnerability index and census data to uncover counties with higher vulnerability.