COVID-19 2021Jun24 update. Final COVID19 video, I’ve retired! (Data-viz source code now open-source)

COVID-19 is still ravaging many countries like Brazil, Russia, and Colombia, even though it has subsided in countries with high vaccination rates like the US. I'm ending this series because
1) I've got a lot of other projects on my plate, including working towards my Masters' Degree
2) These videos aren't monetized, which wasn't a problem at first, because I made them inform the public about the state of the pandemic! But after 15 of these videos each taking 2-7 days to work on, it's getting harder to justify pausing other work to do these instead.
3) I don't think I'm the most qualified person to make statements about the state of the pandemic. National governments are probably better equipped to inform the general public than me. Also, I want to hand the mic to better experts on COVID-19, listed below!

As Som Jio pointed out, information about India's COVID-19 cases/deaths may be entirely incorrect, due to vastly different levels in testing. Kerala may have just appeared to have the highest concentration of COVID-19 cases because they tested the most, but they actually had an oxygen surplus and many fewer deaths than other states.

[joshuascharfenberg]

Your “hobby” helped so many of us quantify the pandemic ... we thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

[cube_cup]

One thing I take away from this in the post-covid future: We need to take a serious look at influenza in India.

[khosrawazizi]

Hey Abacaba, thanks for releasing the repo for this project. I might try to update these videos every week or so, and possibly improve the code if I can. I did fork the project so you will be able to see it.

[gmac]

THANK YOU CARY! Good luck in your next endeavors. You are very talented and the world appreciates your contribution to helping us comprehend the shock and trauma of this horrible pandemic as it evolved. Stay safe.

[Wingooo]

It’s not like people wanted you to be the covid visualization messia, we just really like your videos. Visualize whatever you want, I just want to see more data being visualized

[ben_]

Very cool thing to not only make this all open-source, but also show people how to use your repository. Giving people access to work like this grows our understanding of these important subjects and your willingness to do this shows your confidence in your work as a creator. Thank you!

[stephanniecb]

I’ve enjoyed your videos mostly because your style of presentation is delightful. You hit the right balance of knowing your audience have brains, while also explaining some of the basics. I think it is exactly because you aren’t an expert is why I’ve enjoyed your presentations of this data. You’re learning, and you’re sharing that with us. Also, you have a very soothing voice 😄

[korilana]

You can add "suicide" and realise how more important is mental health compare to road safety

[heyandy]

Thanks a ton man. Totally respect your decision to step away. It's been a great ride - best wishes.

[dotdotdot-kl]

*Reads description*

Honestly, thank you for informing all of us this past year-and-a-half. I appreciate your time and effort, and I wish you the best of luck in your Masters' Degree.

Now to everyone else:
Does anyone have a good site where the COVID-19 pandemic is compared with the 1920's Spanish flu pandemic, using up-to-date COVID-19 data? I'm having trouble finding anything resembling the chart at the beginning of the video.

[TakenTook]

You don’t give yourself enough credit, but it is very admirable that you recognize that crunching the numbers for an infectious disease is more the job of epidemiologists than people who are very skilled at computers and coding. However, I think you’ve done wonderful work here, and by putting the numbers down in dynamic graphical form, it really shows how severe this virus (and the resulting diseases that it causes) can be.

Thank you for doing all of the work for these videos. It’s much more helpful than you realize, and I don’t care that you’re not an epidemiologist. You seem like a very smart young man, and you were doing this for the right reasons

[dajana]

You are really great. Thanks for each and every visualisation. 👍🌻🌺
Much luck for getting your master and always keep your head up.

[rogueshadows]

*The fact that some people will still deny its existence but then will go out of their way to say people die*

[Numerosity]

You never realize how large this pandemic got until you see the numbers.

[katherinegaston]

You are a very talented presentation coder. In advertising it is said that blank space is as important as the copy. You have a natural talent in understanding that colors give depth to visualization also gut level communicate more emotional connection to the “cold” data.

Thank you. Your hobby passion translated raw numbers better. Best future to you.

[silverflight]

Nice to see another one!

Even if it's the last one

[MELISSAJSMIT]

Congratulations on your retirement 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[SpringJungle]

@Abacaba, when the World Health Organization declares Covid done, will you be willing to do one last Covid video or at least when the official estimates of Covid are established. I hope you get this, and that you and your loved ones stay safe, much love.

[pierrereynaud]

Hey Abacaba, isn't the first graph a bit useless, comparing death in countries of diseases against worldwide death from covid?

Wouldn't it make more sense to just pick one country or region to compare it?

[somjio]

The data from India is completely wrong because of inadequate testing and 10x-50x under counting. Some States Like Kerala will look like they are affected by more cases because they have better public health infrastructure compared to the other states and are doing more testing. But if you compare the COVID death rates of Indian states you will see a different picture.