Coronavirus symptom tracker shows spike in new cases since loss of smell was added to symptoms

Coronavirus cases in the UK surged after the government added loss of smell and taste to the list of disease symptoms, a coronavirus symptom tracker has claimed. Covid Symptom Tracker saw its estimated total number of cases jump by 27,441 in the four days following the announcement on May 18, to 279,188. The app also … Read more

Tracker app shows coronavirus was spreading in UK weeks before first case was spotted

A coronavirus tracking app has suggested coronavairus was spreading through the UK in January, weeks before it was first spotted. COVID Symptom tracker, designed by scientists at King’s College London, is asking its 2.6million users to report their symptoms daily to show the spread of coronavirus. Professor of Genetic Epidemiology, Tim Spector, said ‘hundreds’ of … Read more

Instagram launches state-by-state coronavirus tracker aimed at simplifying data on the virus’ spread

Instagram co-founders launch state-by-state coronavirus tracker that estimates secondary COVID-19 infection rates and shows decline in New York while North Dakota has highest rate The site distills data taken from the COVID-19 Tracking Project  It then uses that data to calculate the effective reproduction rate of the virus   Figures show how many people are infected … Read more