Coronavirus time lapse video

Coronavirus time lapse video

 In Event News

Using USAFacts county-level COVID-19 data, we created this short time-lapse video of the dramatic increase in coronavirus cases in the United States this month, from March 1st to March 30th.

https://player.vimeo.com/video/402621334

The video shows three different perspectives on the distribution of coronavirus cases in different US Counties, using data from USAFacts:

  • In the map on the left – Confirmed Cases by County – we have mapped the number typically reported in the news and most websites. 
  • In the middle, we visualize Confirmed Cases per Capita to account for the vastly differing population densities between counties.
  • The third map, on the right, shows the Growth of New Cases for counties reporting more than 10 cases. Growth factors greater than 100% suggest steepening growth, while less than 100% suggest a flattening growth curve.

Taken together, these three perspectives provide useful context to assess the relative impact of this pandemic in different US geographies, as it continues to evolve.