PHAC Update

• XBB.1.5 variant cases continue to spread in Canada, country’s top doctor says

  Detections the highly-transmissible new COVID-19 variant XBB.1.5 have continued to rise in Canada, Canada's top doctor said Friday. 

  Health

  Jan 20, 2023
  
• Canada in for ‘intense’ weeks of Omicron infections, hospitalization surges: data

  The projections, made by Canadian health officials on Friday, indicate the Omicron wave could peak at 170,000 cases a day this month.

  Canada

  Jan 14, 2022
  
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• Severe illness not rising as fast as ‘enormous’ number of Omicron infections: Tam

  While evidence indicates Omicron's hospitalization risk is lower compared with Delta, the new variant’s rapid acceleration is driving a rise in hospital admissions, Tam said.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2022
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• Canada on track for COVID-19 resurgence, Omicron could make it worse: data

  Canada is on pace to see a resurgence of COVID-19 infections across the country, and if Omicron takes hold that resurgence could be more extreme, data suggests.

  Health

  Dec 10, 2021