dsfsi/covid19za

Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Data Repository and Dashboard for South Africa # Coronavirus COVID-19 (2019-nCoV) Data Repository for South Africa --- ## Archive Notice **This repository is being prepared for archival.** It represents a comprehensive historical record of COVID-19 data collection, analysis, and modeling efforts for South Africa from March 2020 through end of 2021. The data and code are preserved for: - Historical research and retrospective analysis - Academic reference and citation - Public health preparedness and future pandemic response - Data science education and methodology demonstration - Transparency and reproducibility of pandemic-era decision support The repository remains publicly available under open licenses (MIT for code, CC BY-SA 4.0 for data) to ensure long-term accessibility for researchers, policymakers, and the public. --- ## Table of Contents - Project Overview - Historical Context and Impact - Repository Structure - Data Availability - Data Coverage and Completeness - Technical Documentation - Data Sources - Scholarly Work and Citations - Community Showcase - Licenses - Contributors - Contact --- ## Project Overview The **Coronavirus COVID-19 Data Repository for South Africa** was created, maintained, and hosted by the Data Science for Social Impact (DSFSI) research group at the University of Pretoria, led by Dr. Vukosi Marivate. ### Mission and Approach This repository served as the primary open-access COVID-19 data infrastructure for South Africa, providing: - **Systematically collected data** from official sources (NICD, DoH) - **Provincial and district-level granularity** for spatial analysis - **Multiple data streams**: cases, deaths, recoveries, testing, vaccinations, hospital surveillance, excess mortality, and mobility - **Analysis notebooks** for epidemiological modeling and forecasting - **Standardized data formats** enabling reproducible research - **Community collaboration** through open-source contribution ### Key Achievements - Over **70+ scholarly citations** and publications …