Waterloo Public Health says 22 more people within the region have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The new numbers, released during the agency’s daily update on Tuesday, push the total number of cases in the region to 207.
The agency made some adjustments to what information is available to the public, and the new data now offers a chance to see the onset date of each case. “This is actually the gold standard for epicurves because it is based on the date of onset of the case rather than the date the cases were reported to us,” Dr.
Hsiu-Li Wang, Waterloo Region’s acting medical officer of health, said Monday. The two high points in terms of onset dates are March 20 and April 1: on each of these days, 14 people’s symptoms began to