Spatial modeling, risk mapping, change detection, and outbreak trend analysis of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Iran (days between February 19 and June 14, 2020)

An article discussing the first comprehensive study of COVID-19 in Iran. “Four main steps were taken: comparison of Iranian coronavirus data with the global trends, prediction of mortality trends using regression modeling, spatial modeling, risk mapping, and change detection using the random forest (RF) machine learning technique (MLT), and validation of the modeled risk map.”

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Geographical Insights into Covid-19 Vaccinations

A storymap that explores the “geospatial relationships and patterns between vaccination rollout and population data, in order to better understand the geographic distribution of vaccination rollout and levels of uptake” in England by using the Covid-19 vaccination data published by NHS England.

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Which Way Are Things Going?

An interactive map from Esri created “to help policy makers, business leaders and the public understand COVID-19 trends, Charlie Frye, Chief Cartographer at Esri, analyzes the week to week changes in active cases. By shifting focus from the highly variable daily changes in active case counts to a weekly perspective, we can see weekly trends…

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The COVID-19 Delta Variant: This Map Provides Answers

An article by Dr Este Geraghty of Esri provides an introduction to the interactive map “Which Way Are Things Going?” which aims to accurate and actionable information with data from state level to county level in the United States. It also explains why map-based information has become very useful in keeping track of what’s happening…

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Unvaccinated for COVID-19 but Willing: Demographic Factors, Geographic Patterns, and Changes Over Time

A research article from the Office of the Assistant for Planning and Evaluation of the US Department of Health and Human Services “explores data on unvaccinated adults who express a willingness to be vaccinated against COVID-19 among different geographic areas and sociodemographic groups. Additionally, this analysis models which factors are associated with being unvaccinated but…

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Map of Covid-19 Vaccine Acceptance

An article discussing about the survey conducted by the Carnegie Mellon University’s Delphi Lab on COVID-19 vaccination acceptance which is an important tracker in determining how quickly or readily the United States will reach herd immunity. The result of the survey is presented as a map.

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COVID-19 Response in Somalia

A resource website from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Somalia featuring a COVID-19 dashboard, interactive map, preparedness and contingency plans, videos, local updates through Twitter, and other additional Coronavirus resources.

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COVID-19 Trends for U.S. Counties

A new series of interactive maps that analyzes recent COVID-19 cases in the United States at county level to help determine whether counties could be on the verge of an outbreak or not based on coronavirus statistics provided by Johns Hopkins University.

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