1/3 I stopped tracking Ontario's test numbers closely over the summer because, well, the situation was fine.
A sign this is changing: The avg. "backlog" — tests still "under investigation" at the end of each day — is above daily completions for the first time since the spring:
A sign this is changing: The avg. "backlog" — tests still "under investigation" at the end of each day — is above daily completions for the first time since the spring:
2/2 I like this chart because it shows you:
1. There is, in fact, data to back the anecdotal evidence testing sites and the labs are not keeping up with demand, and:
2. How much of a disaster testing was in the Spring — we needed 4 days' capacity just to clear the backlog!
1. There is, in fact, data to back the anecdotal evidence testing sites and the labs are not keeping up with demand, and:
2. How much of a disaster testing was in the Spring — we needed 4 days' capacity just to clear the backlog!
3/3 I also like it because provincial officials bristled in the Spring at the term "backlog", saying it didn't make sense to call it a "backlog" if less than a day's capacity was simply waiting to be tested on a normal timeframe.
By that standard, the backlog is (barely) back.
By that standard, the backlog is (barely) back.
As always, let me know what you think of that viz.
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