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Avi Schiffmann uses web scraping technology to accurately report on developing pandemic, while fighting misinformation and panic

Computer whiz Avi Schiffmann, 17, spends much of his time these days constantly updating and improving the website, which automatically scrapes data from reliable sources from all over the world.

The site, which originally updated every 10 minutes, now updates every minute to provide the latest statistics on the number of confirmed cases, serious cases, deaths, and recovered — both worldwide and in each country — in real time.

https://ncov2019.live/data

Excerpts:

Mainland China
Confirmed: 80,754 Serious: 4,794 Recovered: 59,897 Deceased: 3,136
South Korea
Confirmed: 7,513 Critical: 36 Recovered: 247 Deceased: 54
Italy
Confirmed: 9,172 Serious: 733 Recovered: 724 Deceased: 463
Iran
Confirmed: 7,161 Recovered: 2,394 Deceased: 237
France
Confirmed: 1,412 Serious: 66 Recovered: 12 Deceased: 30
Germany
Confirmed: 1,224 Critical: 2 Recovered: 18 Deceased: 2
Spain
Confirmed: 1,231 Serious: 11 Recovered: 32 Deceased: 30
United States
Confirmed: 702 Serious: 2 Critical: 6 Recovered: 9 Deceased: 27
Japan
Confirmed: 522 Serious: 30 Recovered: 59 Deceased: 7
Switzerland
Confirmed: 374 Recovered: 3 Deceased: 2
Netherlands
Confirmed: 321 Serious: 1 Deceased: 3
United Kingdom
Confirmed: 319 Recovered: 12 Deceased: 3