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COVID-19 NEWS: Megaputer Launches Geo-Map for Tracking Cases
Megaputer released a publicly available, interactive geo-map that forecasts peak dates for COVID-19 in the U.S. Users can look up individual counties and see the number of active cases and cumulative deaths at the peak, as well as those numbers, plus recoveries, predicted daily. The data is sourced from organizations such as Johns Hopkins University, The New York Times, the U.S. census, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.“The provided forecast is based on the results of modeling the evolution of COVID-19 with machine learning algorithms, while taking into account the potential mutual influence of different US counties. We combined the results of county-level modeling by artificial intelligence engines incorporated in the PolyAnalyst data mining system with the statistical analysis of the evolution of COVID-19 observed in other countries,” says Sergei Ananyan, Megaputer’s CEO. “In the situation when the underlying epidemiological characteristics of COVID-19 are not precisely known yet, the selected AI-based approach to the problem might provide more reliable practical results. We are offering the results of our research as a free service to the general public.” Megaputer cautions, “The results represent a forecast derived from historical data, which should be considered only after careful cross-examination with information obtained from other sources.” For more information, read the press release.
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