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An interactive web-based dashboard to track COVID-19 in Colombia. Case study: five main cities
Daniel Aristizábal-Torres1, Cesar A Peñuela-Meneses2, Ana M Barrera-Rodríguez3
1DA: ME. M.Sc. Mechanical Engineering. Universidad Libre Seccional Pereira. Pereira, Colombia. daniel.aristizabalt@unilibre.edu.co.
Revista De Salud Publica (Bogota, Colombia)
|February 8, 2023
Summary
An interactive dashboard tracks COVID-19 in Colombia, analyzing cases and trends to aid decision-making. Public health policies were effective in Medellín but require adjustments for Cartagena, Bogotá, Barranquilla, and Cali.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Data Science
- Epidemiology
Background:
- The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated robust data tracking and analysis tools.
- Effective public health interventions require timely and accessible epidemiological data.
Purpose of the Study:
- To design and implement an interactive web-based dashboard for monitoring COVID-19 in Colombia.
- To provide a tool for analyzing pandemic data and supporting evidence-based decision-making.
Main Methods:
- Development of a business intelligence-based web dashboard.
- Integration of data from the Instituto Nacional de Salud.
- Implementation of dynamic filtering, trend analysis (linear and semi-log scales), and case fatality rate calculations.
Main Results:
- A functional web-based dashboard for semi-continuous COVID-19 monitoring in Colombia was implemented.
- Situational analyses were conducted for five major Colombian cities.
- The dashboard provides insights into case distribution by demographics and location.
Conclusions:
- The developed dashboard is effective, flexible, and user-friendly.
- Public health policies showed positive outcomes in Medellín.
- Cartagena, Bogotá, Barranquilla, and Cali require complementary public health measures for COVID-19 control.
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