March 2020 - Present. An overview by locality of total cases, total hospitalizations and total deaths for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Updated daily at 12:00 p.m. From data.virginia.gov: "This data set includes the cumulative (total) number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths for each locality in Virginia by report date. This data set was first published on April 01, 2020. The data set increases in size daily and as a result, the dataset may take longer to update; however, it is expected to be available by 12:00 noon daily. When you download the data set, the dates will be sorted in ascending order, meaning that the earliest date will be at the top. To see data for the most recent date, please scroll down to the bottom of the data set. The Virginia Department of Health’s Thomas Jefferson Health District (TJHD) will be renamed to Blue Ridge Health District (BRHD), effective January 2021. More information about this change can be found here: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/blue-ridge/name-change/"
This dataset has the following 7 columns:
| Column Name | API Column Name | Data Type | Description | Sample Values |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| report_date | report_date | calendar_date | Date when the case, hospitalization, or death is published | 2021-05-04T00:00:00.000 2022-03-12T00:00:00.000 2022-05-13T00:00:00.000 2021-12-15T00:00:00.000 2020-07-10T00:00:00.000 view top 100 |
| fips | fips | number | 5-digit code (51XXX) for the locality | 51111 51081 51107 51009 51690 view top 100 |
| locality | locality | text | Independent city or county in Virginia | Norfolk Mecklenburg King and Queen Nottoway Albemarle view top 100 |
| vdh_health_district | vdh_health_district | text | Health district name assigned by the Virginia Department of Health. There are 35 health districts in Virginia. | Three Rivers Central Shenandoah Mount Rogers Crater Piedmont view top 100 |
| total_cases | total_cases | number | Total number of COVID-19 cases | 0 1 2 4 3 view top 100 |
| hospitalizations | hospitalizations | number | Total number of COVID-19 hospitalizations | 0 1 2 3 13 view top 100 |
| deaths | deaths | number | Total number of COVID-19 deaths | 0 1 2 4 7 view top 100 |