Research Article

Human Centered Decision-Making for COVID-19 Testing Center Location Selection: Tamil Nadu—A Case Study

Table 14

Weighted normalized decision matrix.

AlternativesAreaPopulationNo. of affected patientsNo. of active patientsDeath

Ariyalur0.0066257460.0099975870.0003180.0046450.001741
Chengalpet0.0100563110.0338541210.0046530.0563320.049438
Chennai0.0006086120.0615399110.0292190.2497040.391328
Coimbatore0.0161306170.04579730.0016520.0336420.016712
Cuddalore0.0125615940.0345119360.0011650.0407370.00853
Dharmapuri0.0153613810.0199561720.0002240.0018320.001219
Dindigul0.0214026610.0286034060.0009170.0119530.010967
Erode0.0278756390.0298214150.0002450.0050920.002263
Kallakurichi0.0120232350.0181475860.0011380.017620.005222
Kanchipuram0.0056555860.0154474610.0030270.061190.023849
Karur0.0098893350.0140978230.0001870.0067970.001741
Krishnagiri0.0175650560.0249475630.0003480.0095660.002785
Madurai0.0127792530.0402376890.0032190.0397140.048046
Nagapattinam0.0092754630.0214077740.0002540.0083090.001915
Kanyakumari0.0057104360.0247706670.0016050.0411840.010967
Namakkal0.0115035580.0228665810.0002450.0077340.001741
Perambalur0.006000740.0074856420.0001580.0030250.001567
Pudukottai0.0159256970.0214328710.0007590.0174920.005745
Ramanathapuram0.0138946320.0179246160.0009650.0082880.01236
Ranipet0.0076309460.0160285420.0017470.036880.007659
Salem0.0177768070.0461152950.0011710.0236280.007485
Sivagangai0.013955050.0177346480.0007620.0098010.009574
Tenkasi0.0099595540.0186421860.0007240.0185360.006789
Thanjavur0.0116004170.0318628780.0009590.018770.006267
Theni0.010471410.0165003090.0018830.0572270.014274
Thiruvallur0.0116880540.049373880.0043760.073910.046653
Thiruvarur0.0073805340.0167437020.0005160.0038560.002089
Thoothukudi0.0157822530.0231788010.0023270.0390320.010619
Tiruchirappalli0.0150513710.0360531840.0013310.0271220.011663
Tirunelveli0.0131229720.0220541060.0016720.0484490.011315
Tirupattur0.0061234180.0147245010.0003950.0104190.004352
Tiruppur0.0177130770.0328318140.0002920.007010.003133
Tiruvannamalai0.0211443250.0326440580.0019440.0425050.0141
Udagamandalam0.0083761040.0097393350.0002530.0034090.000522
Vellore0.0071042680.0213785320.0018990.0293170.0141
Viluppuram0.0127239590.0277190980.0011890.0171090.006963
Virudhunagar0.0146449470.0257230740.00260.0407150.019845