OBSOLETE COVID THREAD Covid meets Google Maps

Doughnut NZ said:

Google has announced that Google Maps can now show a map layer that highlights Covid statistics for various geographic areas.

Google said "When you open Google Maps, tap on the layers button on the top right hand corner of your screen and click on “COVID-19 info”. You’ll then see a seven-day average of new COVID cases per 100,000 people for the area of the map you’re looking at, and a label that indicates whether the cases are trending up or down. Color coding also helps you easily distinguish the density of new cases in an area. Trending case data is visible at the country level for all 220 countries and territories that Google Maps supports, along with state or province, county, and city-level data where available."

For more details, see: https://blog.google/products/maps/navigate-safely-new-covid-data-google-maps/amp/
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COVID-19 Google Maps updates - Google Maps Help

If your area is affected by COVID-19, you can use Google Maps to obtain relevant information on impacted places. Tip: In some regions, you might find additional information related to COVID-19.

support.google.com

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David Tallan said:

I have it on my phone, but it seems to vary in how fine grained it is by country. In US and Spain, for example, it shows different severity in different states/regions, while in Canada it just averages the whole country ignoring that some regions are in much worse shape than others at the moment.

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trecile said:

I now have the Covid-19 layer on my phone too.
When I look at Canada it shows the overall rate for the country and for each province.
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