The COVID-19 pandemic is a stark reminder of the porousness of political boundaries in our interconnected world. On January 21, 2020, less than a month after the outbreak began in Wuhan, China, the United States recorded its first positive case of the novel coronavirus. The number of confirmed global cases was still below 600. The virus was confined to seven countries. In the intervening weeks, the virus has spread to every corner of the world. The global case count has climbed past 16.4 million, with over 25 percent located in the U.S. COVID-19 GIS Hub: https://coronavirus-resources.esri.com Dashboard by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University: http://ow.ly/COkw50zelph The symbology is based on the symbols discussed in this blog: http://ow.ly/y3L950zkLEo This animated map was made using Esri's ArcGIS Pro and Adobe After Effects. Please visit http://ow.ly/fm2950xgu0B for more information about ArcGIS Pro. Data Source: Coronavirus COVID-19 Cases V2 feature service (http://ow.ly/XxJi50ALmqT) Music: Falling to Zero by Michael Vignola --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on Social Media! Twitter: https://twitter.com/Esri Facebook: https://facebook.com/EsriGIS LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/esri Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/esrigram The Science of Where: http://www.esri.com