History of Coronavirus in 90 Seconds | First 500 Million Cases
High-resolution animation of the global spread of reported infections with the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, causing COVID-19. The displayed period ends on 25 April 2022, at which date the COVID-19 pandemic had infected over half a billion people and tragically claimed millions of lives.
The brighter a pixel, the higher the number of momentarily infected people per unit surface area. Colour is used to distinguish between different virus variants. More precisely, this animation uses a hue-saturation-lightness (HSL) colour model, where the lightness increases monotonically with the reported local counts of currently infected people per unit surface area. A non-linear, approximately logarithmic mapping allows for a high dynamic range of densities to be displayed simultaneously. Different virus variants of “concern”, as defined by the World Health Organisation (WHO), are distinguished by hue: orange for the Alpha variant, yellow for Beta, green for Gamma, blue for Delta, and purple for Omicron. The original “wild-type” variant, as well as less significant mutations are collectively shown in red.
The video relies on publicly available data in 370 distinct political regions, which include states/provinces for the USA, Brazil, China, Canada, and Australia. The most important input datasets are daily COVID reports provided by the WHO, complementary data from the Johns Hopkins University Center for Systems Science and Engineering (JHU CSSE), and local estimates of COVID variants based on genetic sequencing, made available by Emma Hodcroft at . These regional data are combined with a high-resolution ( arcminutes) population density map (2020) published by the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). Statistical methods were applied to complete missing and unreliable data points, regions and time periods in these datasets.
The virus count on the top right is an order-of-magnitude estimate of the total number of viruses copied since the start of the pandemic, consistent with research results by Ron Sender et al. 2021 ().
Credits:
Virus animation adopted from a protein model by Alexey Solodovnikov published at “N 1”.
Music by
License code: MK4DKIDNDBSWDZR5
R-package “covidregionaldata“ (=covidregionaldata)
► Support via PayPal:
1 view
22
5
22 hours ago 00:06:39 23
Eter Liparteliani - New World Champion -57 kg | World Championships 2025, Final
2 days ago 00:00:20 1
The Female Pope They Tried to Erase from History
5 days ago 00:00:20 1
The Nobles Who Drank Human Blood: History’s Real Vampires
5 days ago 00:04:41 1
Rammstein - Ausländer (Official Video)
7 days ago 00:08:14 15
2 Chokes That Will Keep You On the Edge of Your Seat! | Invicta FC
7 days ago 00:09:33 11
Once Talita Bernardo Gets a Hold of You, It’s Over! | Invicta FC 48
1 week ago 00:14:18 26
Olga Rubin and Katharina Lehner Put on Fight of the Night! Invicta FC 62
2 weeks ago 00:09:58 17
2 Submissions That are Executed Flawlessly | Invicta FC
2 weeks ago 00:00:17 1
Ancient People Had Fart Laws?! 💨
3 weeks ago 00:12:24 2
England Nightlife #14 Hot UK Girls ❤ 4K
1 month ago 01:57:59 1
Paul Kalkbrenner | Tomorrowland 2023
1 month ago 00:08:47 1
The Evolution of the Apple iPad 2010–2025
1 month ago 00:01:45 1
Inno Patriottico/Imperiale (1800s) Italian version of the Kaiserhymne
1 month ago 00:08:31 1
Jury RAGES On Diddy For Lying Under Oath | Court Drama HEATS UP!
1 month ago 00:00:17 1
Romans Trained DOGS to Deliver Love Letters?! 😱 #HistoryHack
1 month ago 00:00:23 2
Vikings Ate MAGIC MUSHROOMS to Fight?! 😱 #HistoryHack
2 months ago 00:08:41 1
Turning Point: The Vietnam War | Netflix Docu Series Review (2025)
2 months ago 00:07:01 22
🇺🇸 Amit Elor vs. Wiktoria Choluj 🇵🇱 | U23 World Championship Finals
2 months ago 00:00:35 1
Thousands Rally Nationwide Against Trump, Calling for Protection of Democracy and Civil Liberties
2 months ago 00:52:16 1
Lost Civilizations Tier List: Who Ruled Earth Before Humans?
2 months ago 01:22:00 1
The Montauk Project: Stranger Things Exposed
2 months ago 00:24:58 2
ОН ВСЕ ПРЕДВИДЕЛ: “РОССИЯ НЕ ВЫДЕРЖИТ ВОЙНУ И УТОНЕТ В СОБСТВЕННОЙ КРОВИ“. Лекция историка А.Палия
2 months ago 00:15:37 23
One Of The Craziest Women’s MMA Fights In EFC History! Lino vs. Zouak