Definition
A count of the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases that are required to be reported in accordance with public health legislation.
Components
Data Element (this item)
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Data Element ConceptRecordable Notifiable Disease Activity—Number of COVID-19 Cumulative Cases
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Object ClassRecordable Notifiable Disease Activity
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PropertyNumber of COVID-19 Cumulative Cases
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Value DomainTotal number N(7)
Representation
This representation is based on the value domain for this data element, more information is available at " Total number N(7) ".Data Type | Number |
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Format | N(7) |
Maximum character length | 7 |
Comments
The number of cumulative cases may decrease when previously reported cases have been incorrectly classified, and daily reported numbers are adjusted to account for this over count of cases.
Origin
Derived from Derived Count of COVID-19 Cumulative Cases
Input Data Element - Patient—Result of Last COVID-19 Test, Result of Test Code X
Derivation Rule - Count Number of Results of Last COVID-19 Test where the test result is Positive.