EPI-Eval/covid-tracking-project

---
pretty_name: COVID Tracking Project — US states daily (archived)
license: cc-by-4.0
size_categories:
- 10K<n<100K
tags:
- cadence-daily
- geo-us
- surveillance-respiratory
- pathogen-sars-cov-2
- tier-3
- availability-inactive
schema_version: '0.1'
source_id: covid-tracking-project
source_url: https://covidtracking.com/
manifest_section: §16.4
surveillance_category: respiratory
pathogens:
- sars-cov-2
availability: inactive
availability_notes: Project ended 2021-03-07. Static archive — no live updates.
access_type: csv
tier: 3
cadence: daily
geography_levels:
- subnational-state
geography_countries:
- US
gold_standard_for: []
vintaged_version_of: null
succeeds: null
derived_from: []
value_columns:
- name: positive
unit: cases (cumulative)
value_type: cumulative
description: Cumulative confirmed positives reported by the state
aggregation: max
- name: death
unit: deaths (cumulative)
value_type: cumulative
description: Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 deaths
aggregation: max
- name: hospitalizedCurrently
unit: patients
value_type: stock
description: Patients currently hospitalised with COVID-19 (point-in-time)
aggregation: mean
- name: inIcuCurrently
unit: patients
value_type: stock
description: Patients currently in ICU with COVID-19 (point-in-time)
aggregation: mean
- name: onVentilatorCurrently
unit: patients
value_type: stock
description: Patients currently on a ventilator with COVID-19 (point-in-time)
aggregation: mean
- name: totalTestResults
unit: tests (cumulative)
value_type: cumulative
description: Cumulative tests resulted (PCR + antigen mix; varies by state)
aggregation: max
- name: positiveIncrease
unit: cases/day
value_type: incident
description: Daily new positives (state-derived diff of `positive`)
aggregation: sum
- name: deathIncrease
unit: deaths/day
value_type: incident
description: Daily new deaths
aggregation: sum
- name: hospitalizedIncrease
unit: admissions/day
value_type: incident
description: Daily new hospitalisations (irregular reporting; many states never populated)
aggregation: sum
- name: totalTestResultsIncrease
unit: tests/day
value_type: incident
description: Daily new tests
aggregation: sum
notes:
extra_columns:
- column: location_name
description: State postal code as reported. `location_id` is FIPS.
interpretation_caveats:
- column: hospitalizedIncrease
caveat: Many states never reported daily new hospitalisations — column is NaN-heavy. Prefer NHSN HRD's `totalconfc19newadm`
for analysis spanning 2020-08+.
- column: totalTestResults
caveat: PCR / antigen mix differs by state and shifted over time. Don't compare raw test counts across states.
general: 'The COVID Tracking Project was a volunteer-run effort that ended 2021-03-07. State data

was assembled from each state''s public dashboard, with curatorial corrections. Authoritative

until federal reporting (HHS Protect → NHSN HRD) caught up.

'
extra:
archive_date: '2021-03-07'
successor: hhs-protect (federal pickup), then nhsn-hrd
computed:
last_ingested: '2026-04-26T12:48:38Z'
row_count: 20780
time_coverage:
- start: '2020-01-13'
end: '2021-03-07'
geography_unit_count: 56
observed_cadence_days: 1
missing_gaps: []
data_hash: 584b2f94b5d1fc2c
---

# COVID Tracking Project — US states daily (archived)

The COVID Tracking Project was a volunteer-run effort that ended 2021-03-07. State data
was assembled from each state's public dashboard, with curatorial corrections. Authoritative
until federal reporting (HHS Protect → NHSN HRD) caught up.

**Source:** <https://covidtracking.com/>

## Coverage

- **Time:** 2020-01-13 → 2021-03-07
- **Cadence:** `daily` (observed median spacing: 1 days)
- **Geography levels:** `subnational-state` — 56 unique location IDs
- **Countries:** US
- **Pathogens:** `sars-cov-2`
- **Surveillance category:** `respiratory`
- **Rows:** 20,780

## Columns

| Column | Unit | value_type | Aggregation | Description |
|--------|------|------------|-------------|-------------|
| `positive` | cases (cumulative) | `cumulative` | `max` | Cumulative confirmed positives reported by the state |
| `death` | deaths (cumulative) | `cumulative` | `max` | Cumulative confirmed COVID-19 deaths |
| `hospitalizedCurrently` | patients | `stock` | `mean` | Patients currently hospitalised with COVID-19 (point-in-time) |
| `inIcuCurrently` | patients | `stock` | `mean` | Patients currently in ICU with COVID-19 (point-in-time) |
| `onVentilatorCurrently` | patients | `stock` | `mean` | Patients currently on a ventilator with COVID-19 (point-in-time) |
| `totalTestResults` | tests (cumulative) | `cumulative` | `max` | Cumulative tests resulted (PCR + antigen mix; varies by state) |
| `positiveIncrease` | cases/day | `incident` | `sum` | Daily new positives (state-derived diff of `positive`) |
| `deathIncrease` | deaths/day | `incident` | `sum` | Daily new deaths |
| `hospitalizedIncrease` | admissions/day | `incident` | `sum` | Daily new hospitalisations (irregular reporting; many states never populated) |
| `totalTestResultsIncrease` | tests/day | `incident` | `sum` | Daily new tests |

### Additional data columns

- **`location_name`** — State postal code as reported. `location_id` is FIPS.

## Interpretation caveats

Things that may differ from how other sources define a similar measure. If you're combining this dataset with another, read these first.

- **`hospitalizedIncrease`** — Many states never reported daily new hospitalisations — column is NaN-heavy. Prefer NHSN HRD's `totalconfc19newadm` for analysis spanning 2020-08+.
- **`totalTestResults`** — PCR / antigen mix differs by state and shifted over time. Don't compare raw test counts across states.

## Access

- **Availability:** `inactive`
- **Access type:** `csv`
- **License:** cc-by-4.0
- **Tier:** 3

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*Schema version `0.1` · Last ingested 2026-04-26T12:48:38Z · `source_id: covid-tracking-project` · Manifest section §16.4*