# Dutch COVID-19 Data Sources & Their Interpretation

DevFeed: [Dutch COVID-19 Data Sources & Their Interpretation](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/dutch-covid-19-data-sources-their-interpretation-36369.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://berthub.eu/articles/posts/dutch-covid-19-data-sources/>)

Published: 2020-11-14T07:04:20Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Bert Hubert's writings](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bert-hubert-s-writings.md>)

Topics: [data](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/data.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>)

Tags: [covid](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/covid.md>), [covid-19](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/covid-19.md>), [data](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/data.md>), [database](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/database.md>), [reporting](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reporting.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>)

## AI overview

An overview of Dutch COVID-19 data sources, including RIVM's OSIRIS database, hospital-capacity and hospitalization reporting from LCPS and NICE, and weekly testing updates from the GGDs. It explains why figures from these sources may differ because they track different measures and use different reporting timeframes.

## Source excerpt

As the world focuses on the terrible (but improving) Dutch COVID-19 numbers, I also see a lot of people interpreting the numbers badly. But we can hardly blame folks since most data is only described in Dutch. And even in Dutch the descriptions can be very confusing. So here goes. NOTE: Corrections and additional links & sources are very welcome on bert@hubertnet.nl or @bert_hu_bert. The main sources The RIVM is the "Dutch CDC".