New York State COVID-19 Fatalities by Sex and Reporting Date

Cumulative healthcare facility-reported fatalities for patients with lab-confirmed COVID-19 disease, aggregated by reporting date and patient sex. The data was collected daily via the New York State Department of Health's HERDS survey from hospitals, nursing homes, and adult care facilities, with reporting starting in March 2020. The dataset was archived on October 6, 2023, after being retired from the HERDS system.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in COVID-19 fatalities using the Report Date and Fatality Count columns.
• Compare fatality rates between sexes using the Sex and Percent columns.
• Calculate cumulative mortality totals over time by aggregating the Fatality Count column by Report Date.

Strengths

• Data sourced from a mandatory daily survey (HERDS) for hospitals, nursing homes, and adult care facilities.
• Includes cumulative counts and percentages, allowing for proportional analysis by sex.
• Reporting began in March 2020, capturing early pandemic data.

Limitations

• Excludes fatalities that did not occur at a hospital, nursing home, or adult care facility.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2023-10-06 18:28:09; freshness should be verified as the dataset is archived.

Provenance

Source

New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) Health Electronic Response Data System (HERDS).

Collection Method

Daily mandatory survey completed by hospitals, nursing homes, and adult care facilities.

Time Range

Reporting began in March 2020; dataset includes fatalities reported prior to initial publication.

Freshness

Archived; last updated on 2023-10-06.

Geography

New York State, USA.