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6 000
5 000
Number
of cases 4 000
3 000
2 000
1 000
01Mar 01Apr 01May 01Jun 01Jul 01Aug 01Sep 01Oct 01Nov 01Dec
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Rapid growth is occurring in several provinces
40
BC AB SK
30
20
10
Number of
0
cases per
100 000 01Apr 01Jun 01Aug 01Oct 01Dec 01Apr 01Jun 01Aug 01Oct 01Dec 01Apr 01Jun 01Aug 01Oct 01Dec
population 40
MB ON QC
30
20
10
0
01Apr 01Jun 01Aug 01Oct 01Dec 01Apr 01Jun 01Aug 01Oct 01Dec 01Apr 01Jun 01Aug 01Oct 01Dec
3
More health regions are reporting higher rates of COVID-19 infection
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Nationally, the percentage of people testing positive remains high
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Escalating incidence among high-risk adults, aged 80 years and older
Data as of December 8, 2020 *First available of illness onset, specimen collection, laboratory test date
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Increasing number of outbreaks in long term care facilities* with widespread
community transmission
Number of
outbreaks
1 600
1 400
Number 1 200
of
active 1 000
cases
800
600
400
200
0
08Mar 08Apr 08May 08Jun 08Jul 08Aug 08Sep 08Oct 08Nov
Active
Numbercases
of weekly active COVID-19 cases in First Nations communities on-reserve
25
Number of 20
cases in
hospitals 15
per 100 000
population
10
0
01Apr 01May 01Jun 01Jul 01Aug 01Sep 01Oct 01Nov 01Dec
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With ongoing rapid epidemic growth, COVID-19 related deaths have been
steadily rising
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50
0
01Mar 01Apr 01May 01Jun 01Jul 01Aug 01Sep 01Oct 01Nov 01Dec
Reported deaths 7 day moving average
Data as of December 8, 2020
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Short-term forecast indicates continuation of rapid growth
Cumulative cases predicted to December 25: Cumulative deaths predicted to December 25:
531 300 to 577 000 15 000 14 410 to 14 920
550 000
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Longer-range forecast shows overall for Canada we remain on a rapid growth
trajectory
• If we maintain the current
number of people we contact
30 000
maintain
each day – the epidemic will
continue to resurge: Grey line
increase
forecast to resurge faster and
Reported stronger: Orange line
cases
decrease
activities through combined
individual precautions and
public health measures – the
0h epidemic is forecast to come
Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan under control in most locations:
Methods: Anderson SC et al. 2020. Estimating the impact of COVID-19 control measures using a Bayesian model
of physical distancing. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.17.20070086v1
Blue line
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Combined efforts of Canadians and Public health are needed now and
through the holidays
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APPENDIX
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Each new case in Canada is spreading infection to more than one person,
keeping the epidemic in a growth pattern
2
Since mid-August
When Rt is consistently > 1, Canada’s Rt has been
1.5 the epidemic is growing consistently > 1
0.5
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Long-range forecast indicates that a stronger response is needed now to in
all large Provinces to slow the spread of COVID-19
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