Puerto Rico Overview
- Notes, data anomalies, and official cautions for Puerto Rico
- Data sources and screenshots for Puerto Rico
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Key Metrics
New tests Total test results (Specimens)
New cases
Current hospitalizations
New deaths
We calculate daily changes based on the data states report each day. Some states report new cases, tests, and deaths using other methods. Please consult official state data sources for more information. We chart “New tests” using different units across jurisdictions, because not all states and territories report tests in the same units. Learn more about total test units and see what we chart for each jurisdiction in our total tests documentation.
We do not have a complete dataset for every metric in every state. If we have data for less than 30% of the past 90 days for a given metric, you’ll see a warning instead of a chart for that metric.
All the data for these charts is available for download. You can also review tabular national data on our US historical data page and data for each state and territory on the individual state or territory’s overview page.
Viral (PCR) tests
Puerto Rico viral (PCR) testing Historical data(test encounters)
(specimens)
(people)
Antigen tests
Puerto Rico antigen testing Historical dataWarning: Antigen reporting may significantly understate the true number of tests administered
Antibody tests
Puerto Rico antibody testing Historical dataHospitalization
Puerto Rico hospitalization Historical dataHospitalization (HHS data)
See this HHS hospitalization data on a map.
This data is published by HHS.
Long-term care (LTC)
Puerto Rico long-term care datafrom LTC facilities9%
Race & ethnicity data
We compute the number of cases and deaths per 100k people for each race and ethnicity.
These numbers show the scale of outcomes compared to the size of each group’s population. These are not the number of cases or deaths, rather the proportion of each demographic group who have been affected.
Race & ethnicity: cases per capita
Race & ethnicity: deaths per capita
Our latest tweets about Puerto Rico
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@COVID19Tracking
Today, Puerto Rico switched from using antibody tests to antigen tests to identify probable cases. We matched the history of our probable cases to the new definition and removed probables defined via antibody from 4/24 onward. This caused a drop of 34k in cumulative cases in PR.
November 8, 2020
But here’s some great news about hospitalization data: We now have figures for current COVID-19 hospitalizations for 50 states and DC + Guam and Puerto Rico. Once the data settles down from the systems changeover, this should be a very solid national number.
July 25, 2020
For one thing, only half of states report them despite direction to do so from the CDC. Also, although probables currently account for less than 1% of the nat'l total, they make up 8-20% in the states with the highest proportion of probables, and 75% of all cases in Puerto Rico.
June 18, 2020
My apologies—as some of you (and our own team) pointed out—Colorado is also reporting serology tests. (Puerto Rico does, too.) -@alexismadrigal
May 8, 2020
Per-capita testing rates vary extremely widely among U.S. states. For context, on this metric: Germany: ~1100 tests per 100k people South Korea: ~840 tests per 100k people UK: ~247 tests per 100k people (Drawing those numbers from this @NPR story:
April 3, 2020