The Ministry of Health is recording only 745 new C-19 cases Tuesday because of the ongoing data migration of City of Toronto data to a different system. In recent days, Toronto Public Health (TPH) has been migrating all of its data to the provincial data system. The process is now said to be complete. “Most notably, TPH’s case count is negative following the identification of duplicate cases as well as data corrections to some fields, resulting in an underestimation of today’s cases,” a spokesperson for the Ministry of Health, Alexandra Hilkene, said on Tuesday. Presumably, a reliable number will be issued Wednesday but even the partial number suggests the province’s reduction of daily cases is continuing.
Novavax will produce vaccine in Canada but not soon
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a deal has been struck with Novavax to produce its COVID-19 vaccine in Canada, but the pharmaceutical company won’t be ready to roll out doses for several months. The federal government has signed a “memorandum of understanding” with Novavax to pursue options to produce its COVID-19 vaccine at a new Montreal facility that is under construction. The plant won’t be finished until July, meaning production is many months away.
