I have set my clock to 10:30 AM to get @jkwan_md's amazingly informative updates on Ontario's #COVID19 situation.
Want to take this opportunity to thank her immensely, but also reflect on 4 #COVID19 curves that really worry me.
The first is the fact that we have no known Epi-link for 50% of our new cases -- @IrfanDhalla points this out repeatedly as a major barrier to properly #TestTraceIsolate
The 2nd is the fact that our testing turnaround time is getting longer -- for the first time since early April, we have more pending test results than reported test results (a whopping 48,000 tests pending) -- which means a delay to identifying cases and proper #TestTraceIsolate
And so now we are seeing the impact on our hospitals -- with a clear increase in admitted cases to hospital over the past 10 days
And also in our #LTC homes -- as seen in the data posted by @NathanStall today
Please @fordnation @celliottability @Sflecce and David Williams we need action now. I provide this perspective as an MD working the front-lines and a parent of 2 boys in schools at @tdsb. But also from the perspective of an Ontarian that knows we can do better.
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