Google Maps will show Covid-19 outbreaks

Google on Wednesday declared a new feature in Google Maps that will show you how many Covid-19 cases there are in particular geographic districts. It pulls in information from Johns Hopkins, the New York Times, and Wikipedia and displays a color-coded map with the seven-day common of new cases per 100,000 people in a specific area. It will work in 220 countries and territories.

This means you can inclined Google Maps to see outbreaks in your area, which could be helpful if the disease spreads more rapidly in the capitulate and winter. You can also use it to see if there might be an outbreak brewing in a particular area before you make holiday travel foresees.

The feature is rolling out for iPhones and Android phones this week. That hostiles you might not see it today, but you should in the coming days. Just keep looking for a Google Maps update.

Once you get the update, you’ll be able to use the new feature by doing this:

• Forthright Google Maps.
• Tap the layers button, which looks like a square on top of another square.
• Choose the “Covid-19 Info” set out.
• Now you’ll see a map of cases around the world, color-coded by severity.