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Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/covid-19-bccdc-reports-leaked-data-1.6017739
Health authorities in B.C. have been withholding detailed COVID-19 data from public, leaked reports show
B.C. Centre for Disease Control says attitude toward release of geographical data might now be 'changing'
Rhianna Schmunk ? CBC News ? Posted: May 07, 2021 8:22 AM PT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Health officials in B.C. have been withholding detailed data from the public around COVID-19 case counts and neighbourhood-level vaccinations, which are outlined in two leaked reports from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).
The reports, first published by The Vancouver Sun, contain maps that show how cases are distributed across the province by neighbourhood, in far more detail than has been released to date. The documents show which areas have the highest test positivity rates and whether those hotspots are being vaccinated.
The reports, which are four times as long as those made public, also contain a deeper breakdown on variants of concern and note the risk to B.C. as Alberta grapples with the highest case rate in the country.
The BCCDC has refused to make such data public, even as transmission in B.C. accelerated to record levels during the second and third waves of the pandemic.
CBC News asked officials for more geographical data more than two weeks ago and followed up nine times, but officials would not respond...
Health authorities in B.C. have been withholding detailed COVID-19 data from public, leaked reports show
B.C. Centre for Disease Control says attitude toward release of geographical data might now be 'changing'
Rhianna Schmunk ? CBC News ? Posted: May 07, 2021 8:22 AM PT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Health officials in B.C. have been withholding detailed data from the public around COVID-19 case counts and neighbourhood-level vaccinations, which are outlined in two leaked reports from the B.C. Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC).
The reports, first published by The Vancouver Sun, contain maps that show how cases are distributed across the province by neighbourhood, in far more detail than has been released to date. The documents show which areas have the highest test positivity rates and whether those hotspots are being vaccinated.
The reports, which are four times as long as those made public, also contain a deeper breakdown on variants of concern and note the risk to B.C. as Alberta grapples with the highest case rate in the country.
The BCCDC has refused to make such data public, even as transmission in B.C. accelerated to record levels during the second and third waves of the pandemic.
CBC News asked officials for more geographical data more than two weeks ago and followed up nine times, but officials would not respond...