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. 2021 Feb 24;23(2):e25682. doi: 10.2196/25682

Table 3.

Frequency of indicator themes reported for the 158 dashboards assessed.

Information type and cluster Indicator themes Value, n (%) Frequencya
Public health and epidemiological

Spread and death Cases (all confirmed cases) 150 (94.9) High


Deaths 136 (86.1) High


Recovered (healed, cured) 91 (57.6) Medium


Active cases 56 (35.4) Medium


Mortality rate (case fatality rate) 24 (15.2) Low


Reproduction rates (attack rate) 12 (7.6) Low


Future projections/risk models 5 (3.2) Low


Doubling rate 3 (2.0) Low

Testing  Testing (total number tested, PCRb tests) 80 (50.6) Medium


Testing rates (positivity, negative tests) 43 (27.2) Medium


Tests–pending results 17 (10.8) Low


COVID-19 antibody tests (serology tests) 1 (0.6) Low

Risk management  Self-quarantine (isolation notices) 18 (11.4) Low


Contact tracing 6 (3.8) Low
Health system management

Hospital care Hospitalized (admissions, discharges) 74 (46.8) Medium


Admitted to ICUc (critical condition) 47 (29.7) Medium


On a ventilator 14 (8.8) Low

Health system capacity  Hospital bed capacity (availability) 12 (7.6) Low


ICU bed capacity 10 (6.3) Low


Ventilator capacity (available ventilators) 5 (3.2) Low


Non–COVID-19 service usage 4 (2.5) Low


Personal protective equipment stock 2 (1.3) Low


Testing stock 2 (1.3) Low
Social and economic impact

N/Ad Employment and hardship relief 7 (4.4) Low


Transport, trade, and international travel 3 (1.9) Low
Behavioral insights

N/A Observed public adherence to restrictions 4 (2.5) Low


Self-reported adherence to restrictions 2 (1.3) Low


Self-reported health and well-being status 2 (1.3) Low

aLow: ≤33%; medium: 34%-66%; high: ≥67%.

bPCR: polymerase chain reaction.

cICU: intensive care unit.

dN/A: not applicable.