Those numbers are according to the latest wastewater signal estimates from the COVID-19 Science Advisory Table, which also reports that most public health units are once again experiencing exponential growth of infections. “Basically, we’re in either a resurgence, a sixth wave, or as I like to say, the ‘throw-caution-to-the-wind’ wave,” said Dr. Peter Jüni, epidemiologist and scientific director of the science table. The estimates suggest daily infections are already higher now than any time before the Omicron wave. Because the province no longer conducts widespread polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing, the number of reported cases each day picks up only a fraction of the true number of COVID infections in Ontario. Although Ontario is processing a fraction of the PCR tests it was handling late last year, the province has continued to conduct targeted testing in vulnerable settings.

Source: thestar March 31, 2022 10:07 UTC