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Dr. Theresa Tam: 740,000 tests have been carried out, 7 per cent have tested positive
BY , Apr 28, 2020 9:29 PM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON Apr 28, 2020 9:31 PM
Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam arrives for a press conference on COVID-19 at West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Chief Public Health Officer of Canada Dr. Theresa Tam arrives for a press conference on COVID-19 at West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Tuesday, March 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
The chief public health officer for Canada is giving an update this hour on national projections for the spread of COVID-19.
Dr. Theresa Tam says so far, 740,000 tests have been carried out, with about 20,000 people getting tested daily.
7 per cent have tested positive.
Tam says the new models are planning tools that allow illness rates to be forecasted in the short term and to allow public health measures to be adjusted.
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