Fewer tests seem to have resulted in fewer new cases of C-19 in the Wednesday report for the period ended at midnight. There were 149 cases found in 17,600 tests (not a lot). As a result, there’s little to learn about the direction of the provincial second-wave from these results. It’s similar to shadow boxing.
Bogoch notes AstraZeneca trial pause
Dr. Isaac Bogoch, Toronto epidemiologist, notes that the AstraZeneca (Oxford) vaccine trial is now on hold as they investigate a case of transverse myelitis, a spinal condition that may or may not be associated with the vaccine.
Ontario is reporting 149 cases of #COVID19, a decrease from the past few days, with over 17,600 tests completed. 28 public health units are reporting five or fewer cases, with fully 21 of them reporting no new cases. Toronto is reporting 50 cases with 41 in Peel and 16 in Ottawa.
— Christine Elliott (@celliottability) September 9, 2020
50 new cases of COVID-19 in Toronto yesterday, and 149 in Ontario. #toronto #covid19 #coronavirus
— Toronto COVID-19 Tracker (@toronto_covid19) September 9, 2020
Serology studies demonstrate youth were significantly impacted by #COVID19 as far back as March, but they were not counted as cases because they were not tested as much.
This important data outlines biases that affected our understanding of the age distribution of infection. https://t.co/ef7Bd0II7Q
— Isaac Bogoch (@BogochIsaac) September 8, 2020
