Monthly COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates From CDC Surveillance Network

Laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalization rates from the CDC's active, population-based COVID-NET surveillance system. Data tracks hospitalizations among children and adults across overlapping surveillance areas using methods consistent with other respiratory virus networks. Rates compare hospitalized individuals to the total population in the surveillance area.

Use Cases

• Analyze hospitalization rate trends over time for COVID-19 surveillance and public health monitoring.
• Compare COVID-19 hospitalization rates across different demographic groups using the Rates By Age Group and Rates By Race And Ethnicity tags.
• Model the relationship between hospitalization rates and total population figures within the surveillance area.
• Integrate with data from FluSurv-NET and RSV-NET for comparative analysis of Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network (RESP-NET) platforms.

Strengths

• Data originates from the CDC's official COVID-NET surveillance system, an authoritative source for COVID-19 hospitalization metrics.
• Surveillance methodology is consistent with other major respiratory virus networks (RSV-NET, FluSurv-NET), enabling comparative studies.
• Dataset includes breakdowns by key demographics, as indicated by tags for Rates By Age Group and Rates By Race And Ethnicity.

Limitations

• Data are preliminary and subject to change with weekly updates, which may affect analysis stability.
• The spatial coverage is limited to the specific, overlapping surveillance areas of the COVID-NET network, not nationally comprehensive.
• Key structural details like row count, column names, and sample data are unavailable, hindering immediate assessment of dataset scope and variables.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Department of Health & Human Services via the COVID-NET Surveillance System.

Collection Method

Active, population-based surveillance for laboratory-confirmed COVID-19-associated hospitalizations.

Freshness

Updated weekly, with a last updated date of 2026-03-20.

Geography

COVID-NET surveillance areas within the United States.