Covid-19 country data (FOI)Covid-19 country data (FOI)
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25 September 2020.Prepared internally, no external costs.
Request
COVID-19 situation update for the EU/EEA and the UK, as of 31 August 2020
Now that some countries such as the UK and Eire are being assessed on a regional basis, which data source is being used to assess regional cases per 100,000 and is this in the public domain. If not, will the underlying data be published on a regular basis, at least weekly.
Response
From Wednesday 2 September 2020 six countries (see table below) are being assessed at a regional level. Updates to regional risk assessments are made on a weekly basis. The risk assessment is based on a 14-day case notification rate and published in a weekly press notice.
| England | Local Authority (149) |
| Scotland | Council Area (32) |
| Wales | Local Authority (22) |
| Northern Ireland | Local Government District (11) |
| Republic of Ireland | County (26) |
| France | Department (104) |
Countries underlying data sources used to assess regions are as follows:
Scotland: Public Health Scotland
Northern Ireland: Department of Health NI
France: Santé Publique France
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