San Francisco Mpox Cases by Episode Date, Updated Daily

Probable or confirmed mpox cases among San Francisco residents, recorded by episode date. The dataset is updated daily with a 5-day reporting lag and includes both new daily cases and cumulative totals. Data is compiled by the San Francisco Department of Public Health from laboratory reports, with quality assurance processes applied.

Use Cases

• Model disease outbreak trends based on daily new case counts.
• Analyze cumulative case growth over time for public health reporting.
• Assess data reporting lags and completeness based on the described 5-day lag and daily update process.

Strengths

• Data is updated daily, Monday through Friday, providing frequent refreshes.
• Includes quality assurance and validation processes before reporting.
• Distinguishes between new and cumulative cases for temporal analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data has a consistent 5-day reporting lag, meaning the most recent period is incomplete.

Provenance

Source

City of San Francisco, San Francisco Department of Public Health

Collection Method

Case information based on confirmed or probable positive laboratory tests reported to the health department.

Freshness

Updated daily on weekdays; last metadata update was 2026-03-22.

Geography

San Francisco residents