Creator Of COVID Mapping Project Says Online Tool Helps Users Break Down Complex Data

TJ Muehleman, the founder of Secure Data Kit, a global health data platform, recently created a new online database: the COVID Mapping Project. Muehleman joined “Closer Look” to share how he hopes to use maps, diagrams and charts to better educate the public on the status of the disease.

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Gov. Brian Kemp recently extended Georgia’s public health state of emergency to May 13 and extended the state’s shelter-in-place order through the end of the month.

According to the Georgia Department of Public Health, more than 375 people have died due to COVID-19 in the state of Georgia.

Data also shows more than 10,500 Georgians have tested positive for the virus.