The line list dataset from Colombia provides 23 metadata fields for each patient. These include a unique ID (‘ID de caso’) which helps track each case through time. Geographic metadata are provided and include the Department and Municipality where the case was reported. Date of Diagnosis ‘Fecha de diagnóstico’) is provided in 99.88% of cases, which we use as Date of Confirmation. In the cases where this is absent, we use Date Reported Online (‘fecha reporte web’). We have no information on the type of test used to diagnose COVID-19, but we are provided with the method used to confirm recovery (‘Tipo de recuperación’) in 92.77% of cases. This can be either ‘time’, i.e., 28 days has elapsed with no further symptoms, or a negative PCR test.

A strength of this dataset is the number of events with associated dates recorded: we are provided with date of symptom onset, date of diagnosis and ultimate outcome in over 88% of cases. We are also provided with information on severity of symptoms: ‘Estado’ is completed for 99.62% of cases as one of light, moderate, serious or death; ‘Ubicacion del caso’ (case location) also records whether each case was last recorded at home (‘Casa’), in hospital (‘Hospital’) or in intensive care (‘Hospital UCI’). Along with age and sex being documented for 100% of cases, the ethnicity (‘Pertenencia étnica’) of 98.33% of cases is recorded. The particular ethnic or indigenous group (‘Nombre del grupo étnico’) within Colombia is documented for a small percentage of cases (0.98%).

The ‘Tipo de contagio’ field is documented for all cases, and separates cases based on whether they were imported (‘Importado’), transmitted within the country (‘Relacionado’ & ‘Comunitaria’), or origin unknown (‘En estudio’). For the 3020 cases listed as imported, the country of origin is documented.