About: NYT Style COVID-19 Animated Map

(The Animated Map)

The continental US heat-mapped to the previous weeks average COVID-19 cases per 100k people in each county.

Style is comparable to the current New York Times COVID-19 interactive map and use the same data source.

  • Higher color number corresponds to faster spread of the virus.
  • On the bottom of the map there are tools to zoom/pan/reset/save.
  • Double tap the map to reset zoom/pan.

Sources

Data Defintions:

Documented at The New York Times COVID Data GitHub Repository.
Uses the rolling-averages from us-counties.csv file, specifically the cases_avg_per_100k data column.

Mimics the non-animated interactive map from The New York Times Online.

Errata - Map tied to possibly incorrect county data:

  • Dona Ana, New Mexico, US -> Doña Ana, New Mexico, US
  • New York, New York, US -> New York City, New York, US
  • Bronx, New York, US -> Broome, New York, US
  • Queens, New York, US -> Greene, New York, US
  • Richmond, New York, US -> Rockland, New York, US
  • Kings, New York, US -> Wyoming, New York, US
  • Williamsburg, Virginia, US -> Williamsburg city, Virginia, US
  • Emporia, Virginia, US -> Emporia city, Virginia, US
  • Salem, Virginia, US -> Salem city, Virginia, US
  • Portsmouth, Virginia, US -> Portsmouth city, Virginia, US
  • Virginia Beach, Virginia, US -> Virginia Beach city, Virginia, US
  • Danville, Virginia, US -> Danville city, Virginia, US
  • Lynchburg, Virginia, US -> Lynchburg city, Virginia, US
  • Falls Church, Virginia, US -> Falls Church city, Virginia, US
  • Bristol, Virginia, US -> Bristol city, Virginia, US
  • Hopewell, Virginia, US -> Hopewell city, Virginia, US
  • Manassas, Virginia, US -> Manassas city, Virginia, US
  • Waynesboro, Virginia, US -> Waynesboro city, Virginia, US
  • Galax, Virginia, US -> Halifax, Virginia, US
  • Martinsville, Virginia, US -> Martinsville city, Virginia, US
  • Lexington, Virginia, US -> Lexington city, Virginia, US
  • Norfolk, Virginia, US -> Norfolk city, Virginia, US
  • Alexandria, Virginia, US -> Alexandria city, Virginia, US
  • Newport News, Virginia, US -> Newport News city, Virginia, US
  • Staunton, Virginia, US -> Staunton city, Virginia, US
  • Charlottesville, Virginia, US -> Charlottesville city, Virginia, US
  • Colonial Heights, Virginia, US -> Colonial Heights city, Virginia, US
  • Petersburg, Virginia, US -> Petersburg city, Virginia, US
  • Radford, Virginia, US -> Bedford, Virginia, US
  • Hampton, Virginia, US -> Hampton city, Virginia, US
  • Poquoson, Virginia, US -> Poquoson city, Virginia, US
  • Chesapeake, Virginia, US -> Chesapeake city, Virginia, US
  • Buena Vista, Virginia, US -> Buena Vista city, Virginia, US
  • Fredericksburg, Virginia, US -> Fredericksburg city, Virginia, US
  • Suffolk, Virginia, US -> Suffolk city, Virginia, US
  • Winchester, Virginia, US -> Winchester city, Virginia, US
  • Harrisonburg, Virginia, US -> Harrisonburg city, Virginia, US
  • Manassas Park, Virginia, US -> Manassas Park city, Virginia, US
  • Covington, Virginia, US -> Covington city, Virginia, US
  • Norton, Virginia, US -> Norton city, Virginia, US