I don’t think that’s a stretch.”No public body — not the Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario nor Ontario Health (the province’s new health super agency) — has published a specific record of the province’s daily testing capacity. The Star asked both Public Health Ontario and Ontario Health for the province’s testing capacity over time and received ballpark numbers, with only a few tied to specific dates. Because of this, the Star used public statements by provincial officials and daily test totals reported by the province for its analysis. In other words, the Star’s analysis assumes Ontario’s COVID-19 testing capacity went up in sudden jumps when we know it did not. May 21: The premier says he will be “like an 800-pound gorilla” on the backs of public health officials until the numbers go up.

Source: thestar June 11, 2020 21:00 UTC