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Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Public Health Ontario provides scientific and technical advice to the Ministry of Health, local public health units and other health system partners to support COVID-19 response efforts. This includes:

  • conducting laboratory testing and providing advice on evolving testing technologies and approaches
  • surveillance of cases and epidemiological data analysis and reporting
  • providing advice to support developing public health guidance, decision-making and program and service delivery
  • generating reports summarizing scientific evidence and best practices
  • infection prevention and control training, guidance and support
  • outbreak management advice and support
  • contact tracing training and implementation of various supports to local public health units
  • scientific and technical advice, resources and surveillance to support the implementation of COVID-19 vaccine programs

COVID-19 Data and Reports

Interactive Report

Explore confirmed COVID-19 data in Ontario by: case trends over time including hospitalizations and deaths, age and sex, public health unit, outbreaks, laboratory testing and vaccines.

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Updated 1 Dec 2022

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Recently Published

Surveillance Report

This weekly report provides an epidemiological summary of weekly COVID-19 activity in Ontario over time.

2.3 MB
Updated 25 Nov 2022

Evidence Brief

This evidence brief updates previous Public Health Ontario (PHO) reports and summarizes available evidence on the Omicron BQ.1 and BQ.1.1 sub-lineages relevant to Ontario.

1.3 MB
Updated 16 Nov 2022

Evidence Brief

This evidence brief updates previous Public Health Ontario (PHO) reports and summarizes available evidence on the Omicron XBB and XBB.1 sub-lineages relevant to Ontario.

1.1 MB
Published 9 Nov 2022

Evidence Brief

This evidence brief updates previous Public Health Ontario (PHO) reports and summarizes available evidence on the Omicron BF.7 variant relevant to Ontario.

699 KB
Updated 28 Oct 2022

Best Practice

Mitigate transmission through risk assessments and the application of the hierarchy of hazard controls. Detailed PPE use and procedures for various spaces in healthcare settings is provided.

1.6 MB
Updated 3 Nov 2022

Webinar

An overview of the resources and strategies long-term care homes should employ when planning for outbreaks.

2 MB
Updated 26 Oct 2022

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Communicable Diseases, Emergency Preparedness and Response

cdepr@oahpp.ca

Updated 12 June 2022
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