CDPHE Viral Respiratory COVID-19 Data Summary

The Colorado COVID-19 Data Summary contains data on cases, hospitalizations, and deaths since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic to the end of 2024. year_and_month: The year and month of onset of disease covid_case_total: COVID-19 probable and confirmed cases reported to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) as defined by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) case definitions. All cases are categorized by the month and year of onset. covid_case_total: COVID-19 probable and confirmed cases reported to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) as defined by the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) case definitions. All cases are categorized by the month and year of onset. covid_hospital_total: The total number of people hospitalized in Colorado with COVID-19 infections. Multiple hospitalizations for the same instance of illness are not included in the total counts. For example, if an individual were hospitalized on July 1st of 2020, discharged on July 3rd and readmitted on July 7th, only the initial hospitalization would be counted. This metric is meant to be a calculation of severity of disease, not hospital capacity. All hospitalizations are categorized by the month and year of admission. death_due_covid_total: Deaths due to COVID-19 are deaths where COVID-19 is an underlying cause of death or named as a significant contributing condition on the death certificate. This data rests on the judgment and assessment of the person completing the death certificate (usually the provider if the patient is in the hospital or a county coroner). The information is then sent to the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which then verifies the death. All deaths are categorized by the month and year of death and the analysis is limited to individuals who were Colorado residents at the time of death. publish_date: Date that this dataset was published to the CDPHE Open Data website. For more information, data definitions, and context, please visit Colorado’s Viral Respiratory Diseases data website (https://cdphe.colorado.gov/viral-respiratory-diseases-report).