By Dan Murphy
People are helping out, and stepping up, to help victims of COVID-19 in New Rochelle and Westchester, in different ways. Tomas Hoyos, founder of Voro.com, a website used to find doctors based on patient recommendations, created a link for those in New York looking for fact-based information on what is happening in their communities regarding the virus.
In an email to our paper, Hoyos wrote: “Hope you’re staying safe out there. I built a guide to COVID-19 in New York because I saw how hard it was to keep up to date with accurate information. I wanted to share it with you and thought it might be helpful to your readers (especially with the case count increasing in the area). The guide is updated with county-level data in real-time and has interactive tables, charts and maps, so it’s easier for people to visualize and understand what’s going on. I also included tips from the appropriate local authorities and links to resources, so people know how to stay safe. You can check it out here and I would love to know what you think. Thanks for everything you’re doing to keep people informed.”
The website, www.voro.com/new-york-state-Coronavirus-guide, states: “Welcome to the New York State 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-2019) guide. This page has the latest information on Coronavirus in New York State, updated hourly. See below for interactive tables, charts and maps illustrating the current status of COVID-19 in New York. The primary sources include the New York State government and Department of Health, the New York City government and Department of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the World Health Organization. Please feel free to reach out with any questions, suggestions, or additions to Coronavirus@voro.com.”
This website accomplishes two goals for those looking for updated information on a daily basis: First, it provides accurate, fact-based data from state and federal authorities. Second, the data included is presented in different forms, by listing the numbers of those tested and with positive virus results, by county, and in a statewide map form and in a graph form, showing the rate of increase.
