This dataset includes the number of COVID-19 PCR testing encounters, positive PCR tests, and percent positivity for PCR tests for each locality in Virginia by 14-day lab report date periods. Data for Covington, Emporia, Lexington, and Manassas Park are represented by the data for Alleghany, Greensville, Rockbridge, and Manassas, respectively. This data set was first published on October 05, 2020.The data set increases in size daily and as a result, the dataset may take longer to update; however, it is expected to be available by 12:00 noon weekly. When the data set is downloaded via the "Export" option, the dates will be sorted in ascending order, meaning that the earliest date will be at the top. To see data for the most recent date, please scroll down to the bottom of the data set.

The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands was a federal agency created by the Freedmen's Bureau Bill, passed on March 3, 1865. Also known as the "Freedmen's Bureau," this agency was responsible for aiding refugees of the Civil War, especially the formerly enslaved, in the areas of education, employment, and health care. Meant to last for only one year after the war, the Bureau was operational from June 1865 to
December 1868. Contracts usually specify the dates of the expected employment, the occupation of the employee, expected wages and housing arrangements, and any rent that is to be paid to the employer.
Though the federal government generated these records, a few localities retained possession of these records in their courthouses after the dissolution of the Freedmen’s Bureau.

Descriptions included in this dataset are drawn directly from the original documents and may contain language which is now deemed offensive.

The Virginia Health Opportunity Index (HOI) is a group of indicators that provide broad insight into the overall opportunity Virginians have to live long and healthy lives based on the Social Determinants of Health. It is a hierarchical index that allows users to examine social determinants of health at multiple levels of detail in Virginia. It is made up of over 30 variables, combined into 13 indicators, grouped into four profiles, which are aggregated into a single Health Opportunity Index. For more information visualizations visit: https://apps.vdh.virginia.gov/omhhe/hoi/

This data set includes the cumulative (total) number of COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths for each locality in Virginia by report date. This data set was first published on April 01, 2020. When you download the data set, the dates will be sorted in ascending order, meaning that the earliest date will be at the top. To see data for the most recent date, please scroll down to the bottom of the data set.

This data is culled from the site COVID County Data and shows the daily recordation of the total number of cases and deaths from COVID-19 for each locality in Virginia. Dates covered: 1/21/2020 through 9/14/2020 (last update).

The "Runaway Slaves" Records, include accounts, correspondence, receipts, and reports
concerning expenses incurred by localities related to the capture of enslaved people attempting to escape to freedom. Localities were reimbursed for the expenses of confining, feeding, and selling of self-emancipated enslaved people. Once the enslaved person was sold, the money was used to pay off the expenses, and the net
proceeds were sent to the Auditor of Public Accounts and deposited into the commonwealth's Literary Fund for public education. The collection also includes records that contain information related to enslaved people from multiple localities who escaped to United States military forces during the Civil War.

The data in this collection is drawn directly from the historical documents and may contain language that is now deemed offensive.

This dataset is an export from Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker ( https://www.tracktherecovery.org/)

The data in this dataset was last updated September 17, 2020. More current data is available at the project's GitHub repository: https://github.com/OpportunityInsights/EconomicTracker

From the Web site: The Opportunity Insights Economic Tracker (https://tracktherecovery.org) combines anonymized data from leading private companies – from credit card processors to payroll firms – to provide a real-time picture of indicators such as employment rates, consumer spending, and job postings across counties, industries, and income groups.

All of the data displayed on the Economic Tracker can be downloaded here. In collaboration with our data partners, we are making this data freely available in order to assist in efforts to inform the public, policymakers, and researchers about the real-time state of the economy and the effects of COVID-19.

Anyone is welcome to use this data; we simply we ask that you attribute our work by citing or linking to the accompanying paper and the Economic Tracker at https://tracktherecovery.org.