Published on: Mar 11, 2020
Amid the media noise and statistical bombardment, it is difficult to get a clear picture of exactly how concerned to be about the COVID-19 outbreak. This set of charts from Information is Beautiful aims to give a visual idea about the severity and extent of the disease to date.
As well as fatality rates and risk factors, one of the most thought provoking graphs features COVID-19 media mentions compared to other diseases. HIV has 40 million while COVID-19 has 1.1 billion.
The charts draw on a variety of data sources such as Centres for Disease Control, World Health Organization and John Hopkins University and are continuously updated. See the full set here.