coronavirus tests jumped by more than 40,000 on Tuesday from Friday’s previously announced total.Public health updates the numbers twice weekly (Tuesdays and Fridays) with the total now sitting at 131,533, which is 43,957 more than Friday.
Ontario reports 554 new coronavirus cases, most in Toronto, Ottawa and Peel Region The region’s top medical officer says Tuesday’s jump is connected to a change in Waterloo Public Health’s collection system.“We are now collecting the testing data from a provincial database called OLIS (Ontario Laboratories Information System), which captures both the testing from our local testing centres, as well as test counts of enhanced surveillance,” Dr.