September 7, 2021 Analysis of Canadian provincial data
This summarizes analyses of data from the Canadian provinces with substantial cases. The model includes additional infection cycles to represent the alpha and delta variants of concern. Past vaccination rates are included in the models.
Manitoba experienced a brief burst of cases two weeks ago, which complicates the analysis. As a result, Manitoba does not appear in the analyses for this week.
Current fits to data
Apart from BC and Manitoba, all of the other large provinces are currently experiencing rapid growth in cases.
European nations have experienced similar transitions to rapid growth due to delta and several have been able to reduce or turn the growth around. The rapid growth was also seen in all US states, and the growth continued for a long period of time, before recently subsiding. Model fits to EU and US states can be found here.
Updated model fits to provincial data are shown below on linear and log-scale:
BC
Detailed BC analyses are reported in the BC analysis page.
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Current growth rate
The table below indicates the growth rates for each region for recent analyses
| Rpovince | Aug 30 | Sept 7 |
|---|---|---|
| BC | +2% / day | +1% / day |
| Alberta | +6% / day | +4% / day |
| Saskatchewan | +5% / day | +5% / day |
| Ontario | +4% / day | +3% / day |
| Quebec | +4% / day | +4% / day |
Provincial histories and projections with hospital occupancy
Linear and log scale are shown to see details. Generally, hospitalization is rising in accord with the model projection that assumes the fraction of cases that lead to hospitalization is constant throughout the year.
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Ontario
Quebec
Comparison with Alberta Covernment model update of September 3
The following plots overlay the model update results released from the Alberta Government on September 3. The three scenarios are shown by orange lines. Underlying these (and the pypm projections) are that current behavior continues forward. It is not clear what would cause the rapid decline in the growth rate (from 5%/day to 0%/day over a period of a few weeks) seen in the Alberta Government forecast.
