While scheduled COVID-19 briefings have come to an end, the Provincial Government will continue to report COVID-19 trends in the province via a new interactive dashboard. The dashboard replaces the Department of Health and Community Service’s regular COVID-19 news releases and social media posts.
The new interactive dashboard will be updated Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week at noon. The dashboard will not include the age and vaccination status of those who have died due to COVID-19 on a regular basis, given these are small numbers. Instead, an update will only be provided in groups of ten to protect privacy.
Additionally, the number of PCR tests administered in the province will no longer be reported, as it is not an accurate representation of the testing occurring due to the widespread use of rapid antigen self-testing and point-of-care rapid molecular testing in the Regional Health Authorities.
Please note that the dashboard may be temporarily unavailable during times when it is being updated.