The community dashboard is updated Tuesdays, excluding holidays.
As of December 31, 2021 testing for COVID-19 has been limited to the most vulnerable individuals and individuals associated with the highest risk settings. As a result, the community dashboard now only reports high risk cases and is an under representation of COVID-19 activity in the community. Data from before December 31, 2021 should not be compared to data after these testing criteria changes.
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How do I navigate the dashboard? |
Click on the button on the top left of dashboard to switch between the pages of information. The graphs are interactive. Hover mouse over the bars, and lines to show the details. On the Cases page, switch between date positive case received on date onset (or swabbed) by clicking on the date type buttons. Select a date range to filter the graphs. Reported data is compiled daily for confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in the KFL&A Region from the provincial Case and Contact Management Tool (CCM). Number of tests complete and the assessment centre data are based on internal data collection at KFL&A Public Health and Lennox & Addington County General Hospital. Data may be updated at different times based on availability. Check the top right corner of the page to see the date when the data was last updated. The case data from CCM reflects the status of cases at the same time of update. Cases are counted by health unit region, as health units are responsible for following up with patients who reside within their region. Not all patients hospitalized in the region may reside within it. Also, the Assessment and Testing data reflect the data from the previous day. |
What is a high risk case? |
High risk individuals are those that meet the current eligibility criteria for PCR testing; for example, frontline healthcare providers and residents of long term care. |
What is the vaccination status of new COVID-19 cases? |
KFL&A Public Health does not release the vaccination status of high risk cases as this is not representative of the risk to the community. KFL&A Public Health does not release vaccination status of hospitalized cases as the numbers are too low to be stable. Provincial level data is available. Additionally Public Health Ontario provides weekly detailed analysis of COVID-19 following vaccination. |
Why is there a difference between the number of KFL&A residents vaccinated and the number of doses administered in KFL&A? |
Not all individuals who get vaccinated in KFL&A live within KFL&A and not all residents within KFL&A get vaccinated within KFL&A. |
What is vaccination coverage and how is it calculated? |
Vaccination coverage is the per cent of the population that has received a COVID-19 vaccine. It is calculated by dividing the number of individuals in the group who have received dose 1 (or dose 1 and 2, or dose 1, 2 and 3) by the total number of individuals in that group. The total number of individuals in a group may change with time or be an approximated, so coverage rates are estimates. For the number of KFL&A residents by age, the total number of individuals in each group is from the 2020 Population Estimates from Statistics Canada. For the vaccination records, age is defined as the individual’s age at time of data analysis. In order to describe the individuals currently vaccinated in KFL&A, coverage estimates exclude individuals reported as deceased. Age-based coverage rates are calculated for those 5 and over because the COVID vaccines are currently only approved for those 5 and over. |
Why does the number of vaccines administered in a day change after it is first posted? |
Data is extracted from the COVID-19 vaccination provincial database. This data can change based on delays in reporting and data cleaning efforts. |
What is the criterion for a case to be considered resolved? |
It is important to note that clearance testing is not recommended to determine if someone is no longer infectious – individuals can remain positive on tests for several weeks and this does not indicate they are infectious. After an individual completes their isolation period, they should continue to practice physical distancing measures and use |
When is an outbreak declared? |
Different settings have different rules for when outbreaks are declared based on the risk factors of the populations in the setting. All cases, regardless of whether or not they meet the outbreak definition, will also appear under the main case count on the dashboard. Long-Term Care Facility, Retirement Home, and other congregate living settings with vulnerable populations (e.g., group home, shelter) outbreak:
Acute care facility (e.g., hospital) outbreak:
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What does community-spread mean? |
Community-spread happens when individuals in the community are confirmed positive for COVID-19 but have no known contact with another confirmed case or have not travelled to an area with documented cases. In order to slow or stop community-spread infections, everyone in our community must continue to practice infection prevention measures including hand washing, mandatory self-isolation for 14 days after returning from travel outside of Canada, and physical distancing. |