COVID-19 is coming back to Canada?
The data shows that the number of coronavirus cases in the country may increase in the near future.
According to new data from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), the number of coronavirus infections is starting to gradually increase. However, PHAC is very cautious in its assumptions.
"There are signs of continued fluctuations in some COVID-19 activity indicators after a long period of gradual decline. This may be an early sign of increases in activity," said an online epidemiologic update published this week.
COVID-19 activity is noted to still be low to moderate in the provinces and territories of Canada.
To determine the level of coronavirus activity in the country, public health experts utilize wastewater monitoring data from across the country, as well as rates of citizens testing positive for COVID-19.
Dr. Allison McGeer of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, spoken to by CTV News, reports that coronavirus infections are on the rise in the U.S. and other countries.
"I think the solid evidence is that COVID is coming back (in Canada)," she adds, while noting that we shouldn't expect a dramatic increase in infections for "another few weeks at least."
McGeer says that even though mass PCR testing for coronavirus in Canada has ended, people are still getting tested if they go to the hospital or if they have symptoms of COVID, which means they are potential candidates for Paxlovid treatment.
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