Get Australian COVID-19 numbers into Home Assistant

covid-numbers.md

Show COVID-19 numbers in Home Assistant

Using Juliette's amazing COVID-19 Data site to chart numbers in Home Assistant. Inspired by Rob Kingston's gist as tweeted.

1. Add CLI sensors

  - platform: command_line
    name: NSW new COVID
    command: "curl -L 'https://infogram.com/api/live/data/426204011/1597015595690/' | jq '.[\"data\"][0][8][1] | tonumber'"
    unit_of_measurement: cases
  - platform: command_line
    name: VIC new COVID
    command: "curl -L 'https://infogram.com/api/live/data/426204011/1597015595690/' | jq '.[\"data\"][0][8][2] | tonumber'"
    unit_of_measurement: cases
  - platform: command_line
    name: QLD new COVID
    command: "curl -L 'https://infogram.com/api/live/data/426204011/1597015595690/' | jq '.[\"data\"][0][8][3] | tonumber'"
    unit_of_measurement: cases
  - platform: command_line
    name: SA new COVID
    command: "curl -L 'https://infogram.com/api/live/data/426204011/1597015595690/' | jq '.[\"data\"][0][8][4] | tonumber'"
    unit_of_measurement: cases
  - platform: command_line
    name: WA new COVID
    command: "curl -L 'https://infogram.com/api/live/data/426204011/1597015595690/' | jq '.[\"data\"][0][8][5] | tonumber'"
    unit_of_measurement: cases
  - platform: command_line
    name: TAS new COVID
    command: "curl -L 'https://infogram.com/api/live/data/426204011/1597015595690/' | jq '.[\"data\"][0][8][6] | tonumber'"
    unit_of_measurement: cases
  - platform: command_line
    name: NT new COVID
    command: "curl -L 'https://infogram.com/api/live/data/426204011/1597015595690/' | jq '.[\"data\"][0][8][7] | tonumber'"
    unit_of_measurement: cases
  - platform: command_line
    name: ACT new COVID
    command: "curl -L 'https://infogram.com/api/live/data/426204011/1597015595690/' | jq '.[\"data\"][0][8][8] | tonumber'"
    unit_of_measurement: cases
  - platform: command_line
    name: National new COVID
    command: "curl 'https://infogram.com/api/live/data/521336555/1596507705151/' |jq '.[\"data\"][0][-1][1] | tonumber'"
    unit_of_measurement: cases

Then you can use the new metrics in charts for the dashboard. Or do something with notifications, something I haven't really got my head around yet and will crib from Rob.

I can see a problem doing notifications with these numbers. If one of them is the same two days in a row, there'll be no change to notify on.

If one of them is the same two days in a row, there'll be no change to notify on.

You can always setup an automation to trigger the notification at the same time every day, so that even if the numbers don't change you still get a notification