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Canada COVID-19 Detections Rise: Test Positivity Hits 3.8%, Seniors Hit Hardest
Federal surveillance data for the week ending September 26 shows national COVID-19 test positivity at 3.8% with 35 new outbreaks, as older adults bear the brunt.
Why it matters
As Canada enters its fall respiratory virus season, COVID-19 indicators keep climbing: test positivity rose from 2.3% in late August to 3.8%, with 884 detections and 35 new outbreaks in a single week. Adults aged 65 and older account for most detected infections, and long-term care facilities are the hardest-hit setting.
Full report
The Public Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC) latest FluWatch+ surveillance report, released October 2, shows that for the week ending September 26, reporting laboratories identified 884 COVID-19 detections from 23,399 tests, bringing the national test positivity rate to 3.8% — described as “very low but increasing.” COVID-19 had the highest positivity rate among the three major respiratory viruses tracked, ahead of influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).
Older adults accounted for most detected infections with available age information, while long-term care facilities recorded the majority of the week's 35 new outbreaks. Since the surveillance season began on August 30, laboratories have reported 2,537 detections from 81,399 tests.
The figures mark a clear rise from the previous reporting week (ending August 29: 2.3% positivity, 389 detections, 10 outbreaks). PHAC advises seniors and immunocompromised people to take precautions as the fall respiratory season gets underway.
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