COVID-19 Cases in Bucaramanga by Neighborhood, Commune, and Hospital Service

From March 2020 to March 2023, this dataset lists COVID-19 cases in the municipality of Bucaramanga, Colombia. It is disaggregated by neighborhood, commune, and hospital service, with columns for demographics and health services. The data is hosted on the Colombian open data platform www.datos.gov.co.

Use Cases

• Analyze case distribution by age group and sex using `edad_`, `sexo_`, and `Grupo_etario` (from 17 available columns).
• Track temporal trends in hospitalizations by service type using `fec_not`, `semana`, `año`, and `desc_serv_hosp` (from 17 available columns).
• Map case density by administrative area using `COMUNA` and `bar_ver_` (from 17 available columns).
• Study healthcare access by insurance provider using `NOMBRE EPS` and `tip_ss_` (from 17 available columns).

Strengths

• Covers a three-year period from March 2020 to March 2023.
• Includes 17 columns providing demographic, temporal, and healthcare service details.
• Data is disaggregated to the neighborhood and commune level for spatial analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co

Time Range

March 2020 to March 2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 19:08:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Bucaramanga, Colombia