Live-updating coronavirus maps provide a way to track COVID-19 cases around the world and see the full extent of the breathtaking spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic around the globe

Several coronavirus maps and dashboards are available from reliable sources, most of which use data from the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University [As of May 14, more than 437 million people worldwide have been confirmed infected with coronaviruses, and more than 297,500 have died

The United States leads in the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, with more than 139 million confirmed cases in all 50 states More than 84,100 of those deaths occurred in the United States, with more than 27,400 of those deaths occurring in New York State

United States Governors in many states are asking the federal government to help more residents get tested; studies have not yet proven whether people infected with COVID-19 can be reinfected

It is unclear whether these numbers are completely accurate; some countries may be underreporting COVID-19 cases US intelligence officials believe that China is concealing the extent of its coronavirus outbreak It is also possible that COVID-19-related deaths in the country are being underreported [The Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 dashboard, launched on January 22, shows the number and location of confirmed cases reported and the total number of deaths and recoveries You can zoom in on a specific location or scroll to different regions Click on the red dots to see the number of cases by country, region, city, and in the US, by state There is also a mobile version of the site, so you can monitor the coronavirus map with your cell phone

According to the university, the coronavirus map was created to "provide researchers, public health officials, and the general public with an easy-to-use tool for tracking outbreaks"

Microsoft's coronavirus tracking tool is easy to use and has a nice interface Like the other maps, Bing's COVID-19 dashboard shows the global spread of the disease and the number of cases per country

HealthMap's coronavirus map is sleekly designed and features animation, so you can see the spread of COVID-19 from the very first case with animation

[22] NextStrain's coronavirus map is more specialized and provides detailed information, such as the genome of the virus One can also see animations of the routes that coronaviruses take as they move from region to region and from country to country

The New York Times coronavirus dashboard is illustrated with easy-to-read charts and graphs

NBC New York's coronavirus map is based on the same Johns Hopkins data, but is simpler and animated