Script to either scrape or help with manually inputting COVID-19 case numbers from the websites of towns in the Greater Boston area.
This data can be used to create visualizations, such as this Carto map: https://samslate.carto.com/builder/2149af50-dcda-4a39-8f61-da18895d1aff/embed
- This visualization is based on numbers pulled on 04/10/2020 and uses MassGIS data
This script requires a Chrome webdriver. You can download one here: https://chromedriver.chromium.org/downloads. Make sure to update the executable path to where you place the webdriver.
Population numbers come from the U.S. Census Bureau 2018 estimates, as found here: http://www.donahue.umassp.edu/business-groups/economic-public-policy-research/massachusetts-population-estimates-program/population-estimates-by-massachusetts-geography/by-city-and-town
Towns currently supported:
- Arlington
- Belmont
- Boston
- Braintree
- Brookline
- Cambridge
- Canton
- Chelsea
- Dedham
- Dover
- Everett
- Lexington
- Lincoln
- Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Malden
- Marblehead
- Medford
- Melrose
- Milton
- Nahant
- Needham
- Newton
- Peabody
- Quincy
- Randolph
- Revere
- Salem
- Saugus
- Somerville
- Stoneham
- Swampscott
- Wakefield
- Waltham
- Watertown
- Wellesley
- Weston
- Westwood
- Winchester
- Winthrop
- Woburn