Key types of data provided by each source included in the Metabiota composite (metrics may have changed over the course of the pandemic)*
| Sources (total n=66) | Proportion of sources† | |
| Geographical scope | ||
| Multinational | 10 | 0.15 |
| National | 44 | 0.67 |
| State/province (admin 1) | 55 | 0.83 |
| Substate (admins 2 and 3, locality and sublocality) | 33 | 0.50 |
| Data captured | ||
| Include probable counts? | 18 | 0.27 |
| Data overwritten when updated | 29 | 0.44 |
| Retrospectively update cases | 4 | 0.06 |
| Case resolution | ||
| Individual | 15 | 0.23 |
| Population level | 66 | 1.0 |
| Individual and population levels | 15 | 0.23 |
*As of 15 February 2021, statistics may change as the event is ongoing. Full breakdown of sources can be found in online supplemental table S1).
†Proportion of 66 total sources represented in each category. Sources may appear in multiple categories. Figures may not sum to 1, for example, for sources that provide multiple geographical granularities.