NSW COVID-19 tests by location (discontinued)

From 20 October 2023, COVID-19 datasets will no longer be updated. \r\nDetailed information is available in the fortnightly NSW Respiratory Surveillance Report: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx. \r\nLatest national COVID-19 spread, vaccination and treatment metrics are available on the Australian Government Health website: https://www.health.gov.au/topics/covid-19/reporting?language=und \r\n\r\nAs of 10 February 2023, NSW Health will report only positive SARS-CoV-2 test results. Recent changes to the COVID-19 public health orders for COVID-19 means it is no longer necessary for laboratories to provide data on negative PCR test results, in line with other diseases. Positive COVID-19 results, through both PCR tests and notified rapid antigen test results, will continue to be reported. NSW Health uses a wide range of surveillance systems, including hospital data, sewage surveillance, and genomic sequencing, to closely monitor COVID-19 and inform its public health response.\r\n\r\nCOVID-19 tests by date and postcode, local health district, and local government area. The dataset is updated weekly on Fridays.\r\n\r\nThe data is for COVID-19 tests and is based on the Local Health District (LHD) and Local Government Area (LGA) of residence provided by the individual at time of testing. A surge in total number of people tested on a particular day may occur as the test results are updated in batches and new laboratories gain testing capacity.\r\n\r\nThe underlying dataset was assessed to measure the risk of identifying an individual and the level of sensitivity of the information gained if it was known that an individual was in the dataset. The dataset was then treated to mitigate these risks, including suppressing and aggregating data. \r\n\r\nOn 16 September 2021, NSW Health implemented a change in the way testing data is reported.\r\n\r\n1. We will discontinue publication of unit record test data file as the data will only be provided as an aggregated file\r\n2. The aggregated data file will only include negative tests. Positive tests (i.e. cases) will not be included.\r\n\r\nPlease note the COVID-19 tests dataset does not include registered positive rapid antigen test (RAT) information.\r\n\r\n

自2023年10月20日起，新冠病毒（COVID-19）相关数据集将停止更新。详细信息可查阅每两周刊发的新南威尔士州呼吸道监测报告：https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/reports.aspx。最新的全国新冠病毒传播、疫苗接种及治疗相关数据，可访问澳大利亚联邦政府卫生署官网：https://www.health.gov.au/topics/covid-19/reporting?language=und

自2023年2月10日起，新南威尔士州卫生署（NSW Health）仅上报严重急性呼吸综合征冠状病毒2型（SARS-CoV-2）检测阳性结果。鉴于新冠疫情公共卫生指令的最新调整，实验室无需再参照其他传染病的要求，提交新冠核酸（PCR）检测阴性结果的数据。但通过核酸检测及申报的快速抗原检测（RAT）获得的新冠阳性结果，仍将继续上报。新南威尔士州卫生署依托涵盖医院数据、污水监测、基因组测序在内的多套监测体系，对新冠疫情开展密切监测，为公共卫生应对决策提供依据。

本数据集涵盖按检测日期、邮政编码、地方卫生辖区（Local Health District, LHD）及地方政府区域（Local Government Area, LGA）统计的新冠检测数据，每周五更新一次。

本数据基于检测者在采样时提供的常住地所属地方卫生辖区及地方政府区域信息，统计新冠检测相关情况。某日检测总人数出现大幅波动，可能是由于检测结果分批更新，且新增实验室陆续具备检测能力所致。

我们对本基础数据集开展了风险评估，以衡量识别到个体的可能性，以及若已知某个体纳入数据集时可获取信息的敏感程度。随后对该数据集进行了数据屏蔽与聚合处理，以降低上述隐私风险。

2021年9月16日，新南威尔士州卫生署调整了检测数据的上报方式：

1. 停止发布单条记录的检测数据文件，相关数据仅将以聚合文件形式提供；
2. 聚合数据文件仅包含阴性检测结果，新冠阳性检测结果（即确诊病例）将不再纳入其中。

请注意，本新冠病毒检测数据集不包含已登记的快速抗原检测阳性信息。