Informatics in Medicine Unlocked (Jan 2021)

Data interpretation and visualization of COVID-19 cases using R programming

  • Yagyanath Rimal,
  • Saikat Gochhait, PhD & Post Doctoral Fellow,
  • Aakriti Bisht

Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26
p. 100705

Abstract

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Background: Data analysis and visualization are essential for exploring and communicating medical research findings, especially when working with COVID records. Results: Data on COVID-19 diagnosed cases and deaths from December 2019 is collected automatically from www.statista.com, datahub.io, and the Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). We have developed an application for data visualization and analysis of several indicators to follow the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic using Statista, Data Hub, and MDPI data from densely populated countries like the United States, Japan, and India using R programming. Conclusions: The COVID19-World online web application systematically produces daily updated country-specific data visualization and analysis of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic worldwide. The application will help with a better understanding of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic worldwide.

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