Last updated: 2021-09-03 21:08 EDT
Daily update notes (click + to expand)
NOTICE: We are in the process of automating most data collection. PLEASE CONTACT US REGARDING ANY ERRORS YOU MAY FIND. https://opencovid.ca/contact-us/
QC DATA NOTE: Today’s QC vaccination numbers are from: https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/covid-19-portrait-quotidien-de-la-vaccination/resource/3895305f-0c29-47a4-a0d1-b19f2e6c94bd
These vary slightly from other sources but are more consistent.
DATA NOTE FOR SK: As of 2020-12-14, we are providing a daily version of the official SK dataset that is compatible with the rest of our dataset in the folder official_datasets/sk. See below for information about our regular updates. A REPLACEMENT DATASET IS IMMINENT.
SK transitioned to reporting according to a new, expanded set of health regions on 2020-09-14. Unfortunately, the new health regions do not correspond exactly to the old health regions. Additionally, the provided case time series using the new boundaries do not exist for dates earlier than August 4, making providing a time series using the new boundaries impossible.
For now, we are adding new cases according to the list of new cases given in the “highlights” section of the SK government website (https://dashboard.saskatchewan.ca/health-wellness/covid-19/cases). These new cases are roughly grouped according to the old boundaries. However, health region totals were redistributed when the new boundaries were instituted on 2020-09-14, so while our daily case numbers match the numbers given in this section, our cumulative totals do not. We have reached out to the SK government to determine how this issue can be resolved. We will rectify our SK health region time series as soon it becomes possible to do so.
Reported cases are cumulative and include both confirmed and presumptive positive cases. Repatriated cases are included in the total but not shown in the map below.
Summary of COVID-19 in Canada
Daily COVID-19 Trends
Metrics by Province/Territory
Provincial Comparisons
The Comparisons tab is intended to provide recent average daily values for cases, deaths, and testing by province. These values are available as either raw numbers (absolute scale) or adjusted for population (per-capita scale). For example, the 7-day average for daily per-capita cases indicates the average number of new cases reported each day in a province over the past 7 days.
Map of COVID-19 in Canada
The map provides data on both COVID-19 cases and deaths specific to local health regions, and are available as either raw numbers (absolute scale) or adjusted for population (per-capita scale). These data can be filtered using the date range selector in the side menu. The bins are based on quintiles.
Vaccines Administered/ Distributed
Vaccine doses administered are not equivalent to the number of people vaccinated, as currently approved vaccines require 2 doses spaced several weeks apart.
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Vaccine Gap (Administered versus Distributed)
By default, the vaccine gap plot shows smoothed values of the vaccine distribution time series to account for reporting delays in the distribution numbes. This can be disabled by clicking the "Smoothed distributed" button.
Percent Vaccinated
Time to Percent Fully Vaccinated
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Provinces occasionally report negative cumulative testing numbers. We aim to reconcile these inconsistencies in future data updates, if possible.
Specific Testing Metrics Used by Province/Territory
The COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group collects information on confirmed and presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Canada. Our datasets are updated nightly. All data are exclusively collected from publicly available sources including government reports, government websites and news media.
Raw Data
Raw data can be downloaded from GitHub. Recommended citation for the dataset: Berry I, Soucy J-PR, Tuite A, Fisman D. Open access epidemiologic data and an interactive dashboard to monitor the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada. CMAJ. 2020 Apr 14;192(15):E420. doi: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.75262.
Interpreting Maps
The case/mortality maps show case and mortaltiy absolute or per capita counts by health region. Darker colours indicate a higher number of cases/mortality in that health region than ligher colours. If health region is not reported for a case/mortality, it is not included in the map but is detailed at the bottom of the page in text.
Data Notes
Detailed information about our data collection methodology and sources, answers to frequently asked questions, specific data notes and more information about the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group is available on our website.
Vaccine Data
Sources for our vaccine data can be found here.
Additional Data Sources Used on This Dashboard
Hospitalization data from Noah Little (COVID-19 Tracker Canada) (CC BY 4.0).
Provincial and health region population data from Statistics Canada 2019 estimates.
The new Saskatchewan health regions (introduced 2020-08-04) use unofficial estimates of 2020 population values provided by Statistics Canada and may differ from official data released by Statistics Canada at a later date.
Health region map from Esri Canada. Health region estimates have been adjusted to the most recent health region boundaries in the map above.
Additional Questions or Comments
If you have any additional questions and/or comments, or find any errors, please do not hesitate to contact us.