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

Miss. Katkar Sneha Satyapal
Department of Geology, Adikavi Nannaya University , IN

Dr. Kinthada Nooka Ratnam
Department of Geology, Adikavi Nannaya University , IN

Dr. Ashtekar Avinash S.
Department of Geology, Adikavi Nannaya University , IN

Mr. Chatke Rajesh Devrao
Department of Geology, Adikavi Nannaya University , IN

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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