Metrics documentation

Last updated on Friday, 5 July 2024 at 02:01pm

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• COVID-19 deaths 7-day average

  This metric shows the average number of deaths in the 7 day period ending on the dates shown of people whose death certificate mentioned COVID-19 as one of the causes.

  • Category: deaths
  • Topic: COVID-19
  • API name: COVID-19_deaths_ONSRollingMean

• COVID-19 weekly deaths

  This metric shows the weekly number of deaths of people whose death certificate mentioned COVID-19 as one of the causes.

  • Category: deaths
  • Topic: COVID-19
  • API name: COVID-19_deaths_ONSByWeek

• COVID-19 new patients in the last 7 days

  This metric shows the number of patients with confirmed COVID-19 admitted to hospital in the last 7 days.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: COVID-19
  • API name: COVID-19_headline_7DayAdmissions

• COVID-19 new patients compared with previous 7 days

  This metric shows the difference in the number of confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital in the last 7 days compared with the previous 7 day period.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: COVID-19
  • API name: COVID-19_headline_7DayAdmissionsChange

• COVID-19 percentage change in new patients compared with previous 7 days

  This metric shows the percentage difference in the number of confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital in the last 7 days compared with the previous 7 day period.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: COVID-19
  • API name: COVID-19_headline_7DayAdmissionsPercentChange

• COVID-19 average number of beds occupied by patients in last 7 days

  This metric shows the average number of beds occupied by confirmed COVID-19 patients over the latest 7 days.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: COVID-19
  • API name: COVID-19_headline_7DayOccupiedBeds

• COVID-19 beds occupied by patients compared with previous 7 days

  This metric shows the difference in the average number of beds occupied by confirmed COVID-19 patients over the latest 7 days and over the previous 7 days.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: COVID-19
  • API name: COVID-19_headline_7DayOccupiedBedsChange

• COVID-19 percentage change in number of beds occupied by patients compared with previous 7 days

  This metric shows the percentage difference in the average number of beds occupied by confirmed COVID-19 patients over the latest 7 days and over the previous 7 days.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: COVID-19
  • API name: COVID-19_headline_7DayOccupiedBedsPercentChange

• COVID-19 daily new patients

  This metric shows the daily count of confirmed COVID-19 patients admitted to hospital

  • Category: healthcare
  • Topic: COVID-19
  • API name: COVID-19_healthcare_admissionByDay

• COVID-19 healthcare admission rolling mean

  This metric shows the average count of admissions with confirmed COVID-19 over the 7 days up to and including the date shown

  • Category: healthcare
  • Topic: COVID-19
  • API name: COVID-19_healthcare_admissionRollingMean