Thread by @ottawahealth

PLEASE READ THIS.

Our dashboard has updated with today's cases. The number reported is different than what the Province reported earlier. There are reasons for this...involving databases, reporting methods, data verification at local level, etc.

But we must look deeper. (1/5)

The day-by-day case counts aren't what we need to focus on. It's the trends that matter. And ours are trending up. All of the data indicates that. And that's not good.

Many of you will likely say "but you wanted a shorter shutdown". Indeed we did. And like we always do, (2/5)

we based it on the data available at the time. But the data has since changed, & not for the better. We know the info changes quickly & that can be frustrating. We hear you.

We're sorry for the data roller-coaster. It's the inevitable result of an ever-changing situation. (3/5)

But listen...we've been here before. We know how to deal with this.

We can bring this back. The up and down of our numbers is the best evidence we have that our actions do matter. They go up when we let them go up. And they come down when we bring them back down together. (4/5)

We will not end 2020 on a sour note. We will carry on into 2021 with hope. And that hope comes from knowing this isn't beyond our control. The trick, like anything, is keeping vigilant enough to actually do it.

We can do this, Ottawa. We're stronger than COVID.

-OPH out (5/5)