Ontario COVID-19 Cases and Testing Metrics, Daily Snapshots

Status of COVID-19 cases in Ontario compiles daily snapshots of publicly reported data on COVID-19 testing in Ontario. The dataset includes reporting date, daily and total tests completed, case outcomes, hospitalizations, ICU patients, and variant totals. It was discontinued on April 13, 2023, with weekly updates continuing on the Ontario Data Catalogue.

Use Cases

• Monitor daily testing volume and positivity rates based on daily tests completed and test outcomes.
• Track healthcare burden based on current hospitalizations and ICU patient counts.
• Analyze case resolution and mortality trends based on total case outcomes and death totals.
• Assess the spread of variants based on Variants of Concern case totals.
• Compare regional impacts based on change in number of cases by Public Health Unit.

Strengths

• Includes a wide range of metrics, such as ICU patients on ventilators and Long-Term Care totals.
• Provides daily snapshots, enabling time-series analysis.
• Links to successor datasets for continued weekly data access.

Limitations

• Dataset was discontinued on April 13, 2023; data is not current.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario

Collection Method

Daily compilation of publicly reported data.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:44:11.760297; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ontario, Canada