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Part III
The mapping of COVID-19 cases at the local level (preferably at the GN division level), but at least at the MOH level, is essential for future planning. It is commendable that such a map has been produced at the Divisional Secretariat Division level for the Kandy District.
In Map 06, the DSD/MOH areas are categorized, based on the number of patients detected up to November 11, 2020, into six categories. Such mapping again runs the risk of the ‘modifiable areal unit problem’ since the data are aggregated to the DSD/MOH level. However, the dot density map of the Kandy District (Map 07) is more useful as it randomly marks the locations of positive cases within the GN division. Compared with the previous choropleth map, such a density map allows us to see the geographical patterning of COVID-19 to a certain extent and to identify the ‘hotspots’. If the density map is overlaid with the GN boundary map, the spatial heterogeneities will be highlighted more than at the