There are two color maps displayed for each US state - one that shows the daily case count per 100k of the state's population. The second shows the daily death count per 100k. A unique model and software has been developed that uses publicly available COVID current case and death data to generate predictions for how these will change over a 30-day time period for all US States. These are mapped on a color scheme in which white represents a COVID-free state and red corresponds to levels that match those seen during the Winter 2020-21 surge in the USA. The change in redness of your state over the time lapse period reflects how the model expects the COVID numbers to change. The idea is to give you a quick visual guide to understanding what the COVID situation is like in your state.

For example, if your state COVID-19 death forecast map transitions to red over the 30-day window, then deaths are going up in that period. If the red is as bright as the top of the scale, then this would represent a situation similar to disastrous Winter surge in the US and extra caution is warranted, particularly so if you are not vaccinated. So many factors influence the nature of the modeling and for that reason the intention is to update these maps every week for the foreseeable future.