SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND TIME SERIES MAPPING OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) IN NAGPUR DIVISION, MAHARASHTRA

Authors

  • Miss. Katkar Sneha Satyapal Department of Geology, Adikavi Nannaya University
  • Dr. Kinthada Nooka Ratnam Department of Geology, Adikavi Nannaya University.
  • Dr. Ashtekar Avinash S. Department of Geography, Central University of Karnataka.
  • Mr. Chatke Rajesh Devrao Department of Geography, Central University of Karnataka.

Keywords:

COVID-19, GIS, spatial distribution, time series analysis.

Abstract

Now-a-days, Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is one of the most dangerous, transmissible, and infectious diseases spread all over the world. Few years ago, SARS-2003 and MERS-2012 diseases out broke in Asia which was caused by the Coronavirus. At the end of December 2019, a new type of Coronavirus disease was found in the Wuhan city of China, which was later named as COVID -19. This disease is more dangerous than the previously occurred viral infections because there is no precise antidote or treatment available for COVID -19 as of now. World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic. The first positive case and the first death were reported in Nagpur division during 13 March 2020 and 6 April 2020 respectively. This research aimed at mapping the spatial distribution of COVID -19 and time-series analysis of COVID -19 affected people in Nagpur division from 13 March 2020 to 18 May 2020 with the aid of Geographic Information System (GIS). Based on the findings of this research, it was
suggested to facilitate the affected areas with more medical services.

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Published

2021-10-24

How to Cite

Sneha Satyapal, M. K., Nooka Ratnam, D. K., Avinash S., D. A., & Rajesh Devrao, M. C. (2021). SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION AND TIME SERIES MAPPING OF CORONAVIRUS DISEASE (COVID-19) IN NAGPUR DIVISION, MAHARASHTRA. International Journal of Technical Innovation in Modern Engineering & Science, 6(6), 01–07. Retrieved from https://ijtimes.com/index.php/ijtimes/article/view/206

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 6 (2020): Vol. 6 No. 6: Volume 6 Issue 6 (June-2020)

Section

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