COVID-19 cases in August if current vaccinations rates increase and measures around masking and physical distancing continue through the summer months.During the city’s board of health meeting on Wednesday, epidemiologist Ruth Sanderson revealed the latest Scarsin forecast — based on research developed through a partnership with Hamilton Health Sciences and St.
Joe’s — which continues to suggest the Delta variant poses an unknown risk to the community.The variable in all of the forecasts is “good data” identifying the prominence of the Delta variant, which is unclear in many current cases due to difficulties Ontario’s labs have identifying the strain of the virus.