# cssegisanddata/covid-19

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## Links

- GitHub: https://github.com/CSSEGISandData/COVID-19
- Homepage: https://systems.jhu.edu/research/public-health/ncov/
- awesome-repositories: https://awesome-repositories.com/repository/cssegisanddata-covid-19.md

## Topics

`2019-ncov` `coronavirus` `covid-19` `csse` `engineering` `jhu` `johns-hopkins-university` `systems-science`

## Description

This project is a public health dataset and epidemiological repository providing historical pandemic statistics. It functions as a structured archive of medical records tracking global cases and vaccination rates for public health analysis and longitudinal research.

The repository serves as a health data archive where records are stored in comma-separated values to ensure portable data export and visualization. This allows for the retrieval of historical pandemic data to study infectious disease trends and healthcare outcomes.

The archive utilizes flat-file storage and a versioned file hierarchy to distribute static datasets. These records are organized to support data interchange and long-term archival accessibility for researchers using external analysis tools.

## Tags

### Data & Databases

- [Public Health Datasets](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/public-health-datasets.md) — A collection of historical pandemic statistics tracking cases and vaccinations for global research and public health analysis. ([source](https://systems.jhu.edu/))
- [Portable Data Formats](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/portable-data-formats.md) — Provides archival datasets of cases and vaccinations in portable formats for long-term preservation. ([source](https://systems.jhu.edu/research/public-health/ncov/))
- [Research Data Archiving](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/research-data-archiving.md) — Ensures long-term preservation of versioned COVID-19 health statistics for longitudinal public health record keeping.
- [Data Export](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/data-export.md) — Exports structured health records into portable formats for use in external data visualization and research tools.
- [Flat-File Storage](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/flat-file-storage.md) — Stores pandemic statistics as comma-separated text files to ensure simple portability and long-term archival accessibility.
- [Historical Record Retrieval](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/historical-record-retrieval.md) — Allows for the retrieval of historical pandemic records to analyze trends in cases and vaccination rates. ([source](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/cssegisanddata/covid-19@master/README.md))
- [Static Dataset Distributions](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/data-databases/static-dataset-distributions.md) — Serves pre-computed historical health records as downloadable files rather than through a dynamic database query system.

### Part of an Awesome List

- [Health and Medical Data](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/awesome-lists/data/health-and-medical-data.md) — A structured repository of medical records stored in comma-separated values for portable data export.

### Software Engineering & Architecture

- [Data Repositories](https://awesome-repositories.com/f/software-engineering-architecture/project-management-governance/repository-maintenance/project-organization/repository-structures/data-repositories.md) — Functions as a structured data repository of infectious disease trends used for longitudinal public health studies.