COVID-19: Data

Variants: Archive

No New Variant Data After August 14, 2025

The NYC Health Department is no longer reporting new variant data as of August 14, 2025. Historical NYC data can be found on the Github portal, which includes data from January 3, 2021, to July 12, 2025.

See the new Respiratory Virus Data pages for current data and notes.

For COVID-19 variant data for New York State, which includes data from NYC, visit the NYS Department of Health COVID-19 Wastewater Variant Data and Clinical Variant Data webpages.

Spread of Variants in NYC

These charts show the percent and number of tested cases in a four-week period over the past six months that have the most common variants in New York City.

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Variant Testing

These charts show the percent of NYC's confirmed COVID-19 cases that have been tested for virus variants and reported to the Health Department over the past six months, and the total number tested in each four-week period.

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Additional Information

New York State COVID-19 Wastewater Surveillance: View data from COVID-19 surveillance in wastewater in NYC through the New York State Wastewater Surveillance dashboard.

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