COVID-19 metrics across parliamentary constituencies and districts in India
In India, Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) could serve as a regional unit of COVID-19 monitoring that facilitates evidence-based policy decisions. In this study, we presented the first estimates of COVID-19 cumulative cases and deaths per 100,000 population and the case fatality rate (CFR) between...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis Group
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Annals of GIS |
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| Online Access: | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/19475683.2022.2044903 |
| Summary: | In India, Parliamentary Constituencies (PCs) could serve as a regional unit of COVID-19 monitoring that facilitates evidence-based policy decisions. In this study, we presented the first estimates of COVID-19 cumulative cases and deaths per 100,000 population and the case fatality rate (CFR) between 7 January 2020 and 31 January 2021 across PCs and districts of India. We adopted a novel geographic information science-based methodology called crosswalk to estimate COVID-19 outcomes at the PC-level from district-level information. We found a substantial variation of COVID-19 burden within each state and across the country. Access to PC-level and district-level COVID-19 information can enhance both central and regional governmental accountability of safe reopening policies. |
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| ISSN: | 1947-5683 1947-5691 |