Hundreds of positive coronavirus tests weren’t reported to public health units in Ontario, meaning some people tested positive for COVID-19 and were never notified.
Ontario Health, which has set up laboratories across the province for testing, acknowledged the error in a statement to Global News. “Hospital laboratories have been collaborating to shoulder the workload around the large volume of testing required,” the statement read. “In some cases, laboratories conducting testing for other hospitals/assessment centres have asked those sites to notify the public health unit of positive results so the public health units can begin contact tracing. “In this case, there was a breakdown in communication and a number of positive tests were not