Covid R

National and Subnational Estimates of the Covid-19 Reproduction Number for India Based on Test Results

These estimates are used to study COVID-19 transmission (R) dynamics across Indian geographies.

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2021 · Harvard Dataverse

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Harvard Dataverse · Harvard Dataverse

Geography

India, subnational

Time coverage

Covid era

Update frequency

Covid-era deposit (2021)

What this is best for

National and subnational Covid-19 R estimates from test results

Main limitations

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What is Covid R Estimates used for?
National and subnational Covid-19 R estimates from test results
How do you access Covid R Estimates data?
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What geography and time does Covid R Estimates cover?
Geography: India, subnational. Time coverage: Covid era.
What are the main limitations of Covid R Estimates?
Research deposit; check Dataverse license and formats before redistribution

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Name / codeDescription
R (reproduction number)Estimated effective reproduction number
Test-based estimatesEstimates derived from test results
National seriesAll-India R time series
Subnational seriesState / subnational R estimates
DateCalendar date of estimate
Formats

tabular

Technical tags
time seriesepidemiology
Example uses
Typical research and analysis uses for this dataset

Epidemic monitoring research

Academic identifiers

Pairs well with

Many Indian data problems need survey + administrative combinations.