Metrics documentation

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

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• Influenza weekly admission rate of critical patients

  This metric shows the weekly rate per 100,000 people of the total number of people with confirmed influenza admitted to a hospital Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or High Dependency Unit (HDU) in the 7 days up to and including the date shown.

  • Category: healthcare
  • Topic: Influenza
  • API name: influenza_healthcare_ICUHDUadmissionRateByWeek

• Influenza percentage of positive PCR tests in last 7 days

  This metric shows the percentage of the total number of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for influenza taken in the last 7 days which had a positive result. Data is shown by the date that the test was taken (specimen date).

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: Influenza
  • API name: influenza_headline_positivityLatest

• Influenza percentage of positive PCR tests in a 7 day period

  This metric shows the percentage of the total number of PCR tests for influenza taken in the 7 days up to and including the date shown which had a positive result.

  • Category: testing
  • Topic: Influenza
  • API name: influenza_testing_positivityByWeek

• RSV patient admission rate in last 7 days

  This metric shows the rate per 100,000 people of confirmed RSV hospital admissions (general admissions plus admissions to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and High Dependency Unit (HDU)) in the last 7 days.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: RSV
  • API name: RSV_headline_admissionRateLatest

• RSV patient admission rate in a 7 day period

  This metric shows the rate per 100,000 people of the total number of people with confirmed RSV admitted to hospital (general admissions plus admissions to ICU and HDU) in the 7 days up to and including the date shown.

  • Category: healthcare
  • Topic: RSV
  • API name: RSV_healthcare_admissionRateByWeek

• Adenovirus percentage of positive PCR tests in last 7 days

  This metric shows the percentage of the total number of PCR tests for adenovirus taken in the last 7 days which had a positive result.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: Adenovirus
  • API name: adenovirus_headline_positivityLatest

• Adenovirus percentage of positive PCR tests in a 7 day period

  This metric shows the percentage of the total number of PCR tests for adenovirus taken in the 7 days up to and including the date shown which had a positive result.

  • Category: testing
  • Topic: Adenovirus
  • API name: adenovirus_testing_positivityByWeek

• hMPV percentage of positive PCR tests in last 7 days

  This metric shows the percentage of the total number of PCR tests for hMPV taken in the last 7 days which had a positive result.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: hMPV
  • API name: hMPV_headline_positivityLatest

• hMPV percentage of positive PCR tests in a 7 day period

  This metric shows the percentage of the total number of PCR tests for hMPV taken in the 7 days up to and including the date shown which had a positive result.

  • Category: testing
  • Topic: hMPV
  • API name: hMPV_testing_positivityByWeek

• Parainfluenza percentage of positive PCR tests in last 7 days

  This metric shows the percentage of the total number of PCR tests for parainfluenza taken in the last 7 days which had a positive result.

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: Parainfluenza
  • API name: parainfluenza_headline_positivityLatest