A COVID-19 resurgence is underway in Canada, modelling indicates
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A COVID-19 resurgence is underway in Canada, says Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam. 'As of March the 31st, daily average case counts have increased by 28 per cent nationally,' Tam said Friday while presenting the latest national pandemic projections.
“As of March the 31st, daily average case counts have increased by 28 per cent nationally,” Tam said Friday while presenting the latest national pandemic projections.
The modelling indicates that, as far as they can be measured given the current level of testing, cases and severe outcomes have declined significantly since the peak of the Omicron wave. However, disease activity “remains elevated and is rising in some parts of the country.”
The more transmissible BA.2 variant, waning immunity, as well as the increase in in-person activities appear to be associated with the current uptick.
As COVID-19 restrictions continue to be eased across Canada, now more than two years into the pandemic, Tam said that the country is in a “period of transition.”
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