Weekly COVID-19 Infections in New York Nursing and Adult Care Facilities

Weekly reports from nursing homes and adult care facilities in New York State detail COVID-19 testing and infection counts for residents and staff. The dataset is maintained by health.data.ny.gov and updated weekly, with records organized by facility and week-ending report date. It tracks metrics such as new diagnoses, census counts, and vaccination status for both population groups.

Use Cases

• Analyze temporal trends in Res_Newly_Diag and Emp_Newly_Diag to identify outbreak waves across different Fac_Type.
• Assess the relationship between vaccination status (Res_Newly_Diag_Vacc_Complete, Emp_Newly_Diag_Vacc_Complete) and infection rates among residents and staff.
• Model facility-level risk factors by correlating infection counts (Res_Confirm_Pos, Emp_Test_Results_Pos) with census data (Res_Census, Emp_Census).
• Compare regional outbreak severity by aggregating weekly case data (Week_End_Report_Count) by DOH_Reg_Office or Fac_County.
• Track testing volume and positivity rates over time using the Emp_Test_Results column series.

Strengths

• Data is updated weekly, providing near-real-time surveillance.
• Contains 18 distinct columns tracking infections, testing, vaccinations, and facility metadata.
• Covers multiple facility types (Fac_Type) across all counties in New York State.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting assessment of statistical power.
• Data completeness and reporting consistency may vary between individual facilities.
• The dataset's temporal coverage start date is unspecified.

Provenance

Source

health.data.ny.gov

Collection Method

Reported information submitted by individual nursing homes and adult care facilities.

Time Range

Weekly data; specific start date is unknown.

Freshness

Updated weekly, with a last updated date of 2026-04-01.

Geography

New York State, USA, with facility-level county data (Fac_County).