CovidMN: CovidMN

CovidMNR Documentation

CovidMN

Description

Data on covid 19 testing and results from Minnesota, downloaded on January 15, 2021.

Usage

CovidMN

Format

A data frame with 315 rows and 17 variables:

date

character Date on which data was collected by The COVID Tracking Project.

death

integer Total fatalities with confirmed OR probable COVID-19 case diagnosis

deathConfirmed

integer Total fatalities with confirmed COVID-19 case diagnosis

deathProbable

integer Total fatalities with probable COVID-19 case diagnosis

hospitalizedCumulative

integer Total number of individuals who have ever been hospitalized under advanced ventilation with COVID-19.

hospitalizedCurrently

integer Individuals who are currently hospitalized with COVID-19

inIcuCumulative

integer Total number of individuals who have ever been hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit with COVID-19.

inIcuCurrently

integer Individuals who are currently hospitalized in the Intensive Care Unit with COVID-19.

negative

integer Total number of unique people with a completed PCR test that returns negative.

negativeTestsViral

integer Total number of completed PCR tests (or specimens tested) that return negative as reported by the state or territory.

positive

integer Total number of confirmed plus probable cases of COVID-19 reported by the state

positiveCasesViral

integer Total number of unique people with a positive PCR or other approved nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT), as reported by the state or territory.

positiveIncrease

integer The daily increase in API field positive, which measures Cases (confirmed plus probable) calculated based on the previous day’s value.

recovered

integer Total number of people that are identified as recovered from COVID-19.

totalTestEncountersViral

integer Total number of people tested per day via PCR testing as reported by the state or territory.

totalTestResults

integer at best an estimate of US viral (PCR) testing

totalTestsAntigen

integer Total number of completed antigen tests, as reported by the state or territory.

Source

https://covidtracking.com/about-data/data-definitions


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