Covid-19 Tracker

Overview

Real-time pandemic data,
built in a single sitting

When India's Covid-19 numbers were climbing rapidly in 2020, accessible state-level data was hard to come by in a clean, mobile-friendly format. This app was built in six hours from scratch to fill that gap - pulling live data from public APIs and presenting it in a clear, scannable interface organized by state.

The app shows confirmed cases, recoveries, and casualties for each Indian state, with national totals at a glance. Built with Flutter, it runs natively on both Android and iOS from a single codebase, ensuring broad accessibility during a time when people needed information fast.

Technical

Flutter for rapid cross-platform delivery

Flutter's widget-based architecture made it possible to go from zero to a polished, functional app in six hours. The app fetches data from public Covid-19 APIs, parses JSON responses, and renders state-wise statistics in a scrollable list with color-coded severity indicators.

Dart's async/await pattern handles API calls cleanly, with proper error states for network failures. The UI updates reactively when fresh data arrives, and a pull-to-refresh gesture lets users manually request the latest numbers.

Context

Built for a moment that mattered

This project was a response to a real need during the early months of the pandemic in India. The six-hour constraint wasn't artificial - it was about getting useful information into people's hands as quickly as possible. Sometimes the best software is the software that ships fast when people need it most.