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Q: Can I request access to the COVID-19 data behind your CDI fortnightly reports?
A: National notification data on COVID-19 confirmed cases is collated in the National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System (NNDSS) based on notifications made to state and territory health authorities under the provisions of their relevant public health legislation.
Normally, requests for the release of data from the NNDSS requires agreement from states and territories via the Communicable Diseases Network Australia, and, depending on the sensitivity of the data sought and proposed, ethics approval may also be required.
Due to the COVID-19 response, unfortunately, specific requests for NNDSS data have been put on hold. We are currently looking into options to be able to respond to data requests in the near future.
We will continue to publish regular summaries and analyses of the NNDSS dataset and recommend the following resources be referred to in the meantime:
Q: Can I request access to data at post-code level of confirmed cases?
A: Data at this level cannot be released without ethics approval and permission would need to be sought from all states and territories via the Communicable Diseases Network Australia. As noted above, specific requests for NNDSS data are currently on hold.
A GIS/mapping analysis of cases will be included in each Communicable Diseases Intelligence COVID-19 epidemiology report. In order to protect privacy of confirmed cases, data in this map will be presented at SA3 level.
Q: Where can I find more detailed data on COVID-19 cases?
A: We are currently looking into ways to provide more in-depth epidemiological analyses of COVID-19 cases, with regard to transmission and severity, including hospitalisation. These analyses will continue to be built upon in future iterations of the Communicable Diseases Intelligence report.
Q: Where do I find the COVID-19 background information which was included as Appendix A in previous fortnightly epidemiology reports?
A: This information was most recently published in Epidemiology Report 24. Additional information can be found in the CDNA Series of National Guidelines (SoNG) for COVID-19.
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) epidemiology reports, Australia, 2020
COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 32: Four-week reporting period ending 3 January 2021
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2021.45.1 || Published online: 18/1/2021
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COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 31: Fortnightly reporting period ending 6 December 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.92 || Published online: 16/12/2020
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COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 30: Fortnightly reporting period ending 22 November 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.91 || Published online: 3/12/2020
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COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 29: Fortnightly reporting period ending 8 November 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.87 || Published online: 21/11/2020
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COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 28: Fortnightly reporting period ending 25 October 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.84 || Published online: 4/11/2020
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COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 27: Fortnightly reporting period ending 11 October 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.83 || Published online: 21/10/2020
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COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 26: Fortnightly reporting period ending 27 September 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.78 || Published online: 8/10/2020
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COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 25: Fortnightly reporting period ending 13 September 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.77 || Published online: 23/9/2020
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COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 24: Fortnightly reporting period ending 30 August 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.75 || Published online: 9/9/2020
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COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 23: Fortnightly reporting period ending 16 August 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.70 || Published online: 26/8/2020
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COVID-19 Australia: Epidemiology Report 22: Fortnightly reporting period ending 2 August 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.69 || Published online: 18/8/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 21: Fortnightly reporting period ending 19 July 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.64 || Published online: 7/8/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 20: Fortnightly reporting period ending 5 July 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.63 || Published online: 14/7/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 19: Fortnightly reporting period ending 21 June 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.54 || Published online: 29/6/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 18: Fortnightly reporting period ending 7 June 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.52 || Published online: 17/6/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 17: Fortnightly reporting period ending 24 May 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.51 || Published online: 5/6/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 16: Reporting week ending 23:59 AEST 17 May 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.45 || Published online: 22/5/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 15:Reporting week ending 23:59 AEST 10 May 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.43 || Published online: 15/5/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 14: Reporting week ending 23:59 AEST 3 May 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.42 || Published online: 8/5/2020
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Erratum: ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.44 || Published online: 15/5/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 13: Reporting week ending 23:59 AEST 26 April 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.35 || Published online: 1/5/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 12:Reporting week ending 23:59 AEST 19 April 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.36 || Published online: 24/4/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 11: Reporting week ending 23:59 AEST 12 April 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.34 || Published online: 17/4/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 10: Reporting week ending 23:59 AEST 5 April 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.30 || Published online: 9/4/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 9: Reporting week ending 23:59 AEDT 29 March 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.29 || Published online: 3/4/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 8: Reporting period from 19:00 AEDT 14 March to 23:59 AEDT 22 March 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.28 || Published online: 27/3/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 7: Reporting week ending 19:00 AEDT 14 March 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.23 || Published online: 19/3/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 6: Reporting week ending 1900 AEDT 7 March 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.21 || Published online: 11/3/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 5: Reporting week ending 19:00 AEDT 29 February 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.20 || Published online: 4/3/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 4: Reporting week ending 19:00 AEDT 22 February 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.17 || Published online: 26/2/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 3: Reporting week ending 19:00 AEDT 15 February 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.15 Published online: 20/2/2020
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COVID-19, Australia: Epidemiology Report 2: Reporting week ending 19:00 AEDT 8 February 2020
COVID-19 National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.14 Published online: 12/2/2020
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2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease, Australia: Epidemiology Report 1: Reporting week 26 January–1 February 2020
2019-nCoV National Incident Room Surveillance Team ||
https://doi.org/10.33321/cdi.2020.44.13Published online: 06/2/2020
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