Metrics documentation

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

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

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

  • Category: testing
  • Topic: Parainfluenza
  • API name: parainfluenza_testing_positivityByWeek

• Rhinovirus percentage of positive PCR tests in last 7 days

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

  • Category: headline
  • Topic: Rhinovirus
  • API name: rhinovirus_headline_positivityLatest

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

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

  • Category: testing
  • Topic: Rhinovirus
  • API name: rhinovirus_testing_positivityByWeek

• RSV Percentage of positive PCR tests in last 7 days

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

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

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

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

  • Category: testing
  • Topic: RSV
  • API name: RSV_testing_positivityByWeek

• Influenza change in admission rate of new patients compared with last 7 days

  This metric shows the change in the rate per 100,000 people of the total number of people with confirmed influenza admitted to hospital in the last 7 days compared to the previous 7 days.

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

• Influenza weekly overall hospital admission rate

  This metric shows the rate per 100,000 people of newly confirmed influenza hospital admissions in the last 7 days to any level of care inclusive of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and High Dependency Unit (HDU).

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

• Influenza percentage change in admission rate of new patients compared with previous 7 days

  This metric shows the percentage change in the rate per 100,000 people of the total number of people with confirmed influenza admitted to hospital in the last 7 days compared to the previous 7 days.

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

• Influenza healthcare hospital admission rate by week

  This metric shows the weekly rate per 100,000 people of the total number of people with confirmed influenza admitted to hospital in the 7 days up to and including the date shown.

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

• COVID-19 death registrations ONS by week

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

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