Google has already updated many of its services to show off the latest COVID-19 trends and outbreak information. Google Search shows you COVID-19 test centers and is even ready to help with your travel plan during the pandemic. But, as per a new leak, Google Maps is now getting a new layer to show COVID-19 outbreak trends across the globe. It will help you understand which country or state is being hit the hardest by this virus.
Another look at Google Maps’ COVID-19 map, showing the data available outside of the US pic.twitter.com/fudkCfbuPg
The COVID-19 data, as per the screenshots, is being sourced from Wikipedia, The New York Times, Johns Hopkins University, and Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. As for the numbers appearing next to the location’s name, Google Maps says that it’s the number of new cases per 100,000 people (an average over 7 days) in that region. The COVID-19 spread seems to be increasing in Ukraine and decreasing in Poland, as per the tweet above.
