Netherlands COVID-19 Positive Test Counts from RIVM Reports

Daily counts of positive COVID-19 diagnoses in the Netherlands, compiled from RIVM reports starting 3 March 2020. The data is composed of hourly downloads from the RIVM website and compiled by Jonathan De Bruin of Utrecht University. It contains the total number of positively tested patients but does not include data on recoveries.

Use Cases

• Track daily case counts based on municipality-level reporting mentioned in the description.
• Analyze temporal trends of positive diagnoses based on the daily update schedule.
• Study the early spread of COVID-19 in the Netherlands based on data starting in March 2020.

Strengths

• Data is updated daily by the RIVM, providing frequent updates.
• Compilation process is documented with code available on a public GitHub repository.
• Data includes municipality-level information for positive cases.

Limitations

• Row count, column definitions, and file formats are unknown, limiting suitability assessment.
• Data does not include information on recoveries, providing an incomplete picture of the pandemic.
• The RIVM does not store data persistently and removes previous days' data, making historical tracking dependent on the compiled archive.

Provenance

Source

RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Netherlands)

Collection Method

Hourly downloads from the RIVM website, compiled using code from the CoronaWatchNL GitHub repository.

Time Range

From 3 March 2020 onward.

Freshness

Daily updates.

Geography

The Netherlands, with municipality-level detail.