NYC Daily COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths

Daily counts of New York City residents testing positive for SARS-CoV-2, hospitalizations, and deaths among COVID-19 patients. The dataset is maintained by the City of New York and was last updated in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Model the daily trend of positive SARS-CoV-2 tests to forecast future case loads.
• Analyze the relationship between daily hospitalization counts and subsequent death counts among COVID-19 patients.
• Track the progression of the pandemic in New York City using the daily time-series of cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.

Strengths

• Data is sourced directly from the official NYC Department of Health GitHub repository.
• Provides daily temporal granularity for tracking pandemic trends.
• Includes three key public health metrics: positive tests, hospitalizations, and deaths.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and data size are unknown.
• Data quality and completeness depend on the upstream source's reporting practices.
• The dataset description does not specify the exact time range of historical coverage.

Provenance

Source

City of New York, NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Collection Method

Pulled daily from a public GitHub repository containing coronavirus data.

Freshness

Last updated March 22, 2026, with daily updates indicated.

Geography

New York City, New York, USA.