February 08, 2021 / by Open Data Portal Team / In Open Data , Data Portal
COVID-19 Antigen Tests
Starting with today’s (2/8/2021) update, COVID-19 case and test datasets will include antigen tests in addition to the molecular (PCR) tests that have been reported until now. Both antigen and PCR tests are used to determine if a person has an active infection, meaning they have COVID-19 infection at the time they are tested. This change has been made because the use of antigen tests has increased over time. This change will affect historical daily or weekly counts from the addition of antigen positive cases and antigen tests. Datasets that will see past values increase because of this change are:
- COVID-19 Daily Cases, Deaths, and Hospitalizations
- COVID-19 Daily Rolling Average Case, Death, and Hospitalization Rates
- COVID-19 Cases, Tests, and Deaths by ZIP Code
- COVID-19 Daily Testing - By Test
- COVID-19 Daily Testing - By Person
Nothing structural about the datasets will change. No columns will be added, removed, or otherwise changed.
As always, please feel to contact us at dataportal@cityofchicago.org or @ChicagoCDO with any questions, comments, or concerns related to the datasets. For subject matter questions about these datasets or any other COVID-19 datasets, please contact the Department of Public Health’s epidemiology team at epidatarequests@cityofchicago.org. For general information about COVID-19 in Chicago, please visit https://www.chicago.gov/coronavirus or contact coronavirus@chicago.gov.
