Daily COVID-19 testing and positive case data reported by BOCES programs across New York State for the 2021-2022 academic year. Data was collected via a daily survey form submitted by school administrators to the NYSDOH and published by health.data.ny.gov.
Use Cases
- Analyze trends in Positive Students, Positive Teachers, and Positive Staff counts by County or Region over the Report Date timeline.
- Assess the ratio of Positive Students to Number of Students and Positive Staff to Number of Staff to compare infection rates across different School Types.
- Evaluate testing program intensity by calculating the ratio of Total Tests to Number of Students for each school identified by School BEDS Code.
- Correlate Screening Test Administered and Diagnostic Tests Administered figures with subsequent positive case counts to measure test effectiveness.
Strengths
- Data reported daily via a standardized survey form, enabling high temporal resolution.
- Covers multiple educational entity types across all counties in New York State.
Limitations
- Dataset scope is limited to a single academic year (2021-2022).
- Sample size and row count are unknown, preventing assessment of statistical power.
- Data is restricted to BOCES programs and does not include all New York schools.
Provenance
- Source
- health.data.ny.gov
- Collection Method
- Collected via daily school survey form submitted by school administrators to the NYSDOH.
- Time Range
- 2021-2022 academic year
- Freshness
- Data was updated daily during the reporting period; last known update was September 2022.
- Geography
- New York State, USA