get_covid_stats_by_continent {infectiousR} | R Documentation |
Get COVID-19 Statistics for All Continents
Description
Retrieves real-time COVID-19 totals for all continents from the 'disease.sh' API.
Usage
get_covid_stats_by_continent(
yesterday = FALSE,
twoDaysAgo = FALSE,
sort = NULL,
allowNull = FALSE
)
Arguments
yesterday |
Logical. If |
twoDaysAgo |
Logical. If |
sort |
Character. Field to sort results by. Options include: |
allowNull |
Logical. If |
Details
This function retrieves COVID-19 summary data for each continent. You may specify whether to get data from today, yesterday, or two days ago.
Value
A data frame containing:
-
continent
: Continent name. -
updated
: Last updated timestamp (as POSIXct in UTC). -
cases
: Total confirmed cases. -
todayCases
: New confirmed cases today. -
deaths
: Total deaths. -
todayDeaths
: New deaths today. -
population
: Continent population estimate.
Note
Requires internet access.
References
API Docs: https://disease.sh/docs/#/COVID-19
Examples
# Get current COVID-19 stats for all continents
get_covid_stats_by_continent()
# Get yesterday's data sorted by number of cases
get_covid_stats_by_continent(yesterday = TRUE, sort = "cases")