HACK THE NORTHEAST 2020
Covid-19 Global
A desktop application providing trustworthy Covid-19 statistics from countries around the world — built to fight misinformation with data.
PythonPyQt5PandasMatplotlib
## Problem
In 2020, finding exact, trustworthy Covid-19 information among innumerable online sources was genuinely hard for the average person.
## Solution
A desktop app showing global cases and deaths with per-country search, health statistics, demographics, and clickable daily values that reveal graphical trends — all sourced from the ECDC and World Bank.
## Features
- Global metrics with per-country search
- Clickable daily values revealing trend graphs since the pandemic began
- Data sourced from the ECDC and World Bank
## Tech Stack
PythonPyQt5PandasMatplotlibRequestsBeautiful SoupQt Designer
## Challenges
- Steep learning curves on Pandas and Matplotlib
- Embedding Matplotlib plots inside PyQt5 GUI layouts
## Lessons Learned
- First deep exposure to the Python data science stack
## What's Next
Built with Mahir Chowdhury.