# Coding COVID-19 Related Data

The collection of coded COVID-19 related data can be critical for frontline service delivery, pandemic surveillance, and retrospective data analysis.

The following table lists a collection of data elements for which SNOMED CT can be used to capture COVID-19 related data.

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* Healthcare profession
* Site of care
* Health management finding
* Personal protective equipment

Patient demographics

* Biological sex
* Gender identity
* Marital or partnership status
* Nationality
* Ethnic group
* Racial group
* Occupation
* Travel history
* Residential location type
* Next of kin relationship
* Living arrangements
* Care and support circumstances

Clinical assessment

* Symptoms
* Severity
* Clinical measurements
* Clinical examination findings
* Diagnosis and certainty
* Secondary conditions and complications
* Potential risk factors
* Comorbidities
* Exposure event
* Covid-19 and viral co-infections

Tests and Investigations

* Specimen
* Laboratory tests
* Radiology procedures
* Substances and virus
* Laboratory test results
* Other investigations

Prevention, treatment and education

* Prevention
* Prevention findings
* Education
* Medication
* Administrative procedures
* Therapeutic procedures
* Treatment findings
* Treatment equipment

**Note**

The SNOMED CT subsets are provided as a guide only, and may need to be constrained or extended to meet local requirements.


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