High Park Engineer

Covid-19

  • Face masks are reducing Covid-19 transmission in T.O.

    In a previous post we looked at Covid infections for people in their 30’s, since this age group has been affected more by community transmission than others. One of the purposes of wearing face masks is to reduce the number… Continue reading

  • Covid sources of infections in T.O.

    Of the approximately 15,000 Covid-19 cases in Toronto, over 70% can be traced to either “close contact” (e.g. residing in the same household with a confirmed or probable case) or an outbreak. “Community” infections (i.e. not due to travel or… Continue reading

  • Covid-19 fatalities/ICU by T.O. postal code (under 70 years of age)

    The elderly, especially folks in long-term care have been disproportionately affected by the recent Covid-19 pandemic. In a recent blog post I pointed out the large discrepancy in the number of fatalities by neighbourhood in Toronto. Some have singled out… Continue reading

  • Covid-19 fatalities by T.O. postal codes

    You may already know that both North Etobicoke and North Scarborough have experienced the highest number of Covid cases in Toronto. Furthermore, last Friday, July 10th Public Health Toronto released additional information via the City’s Open Data portal. A look… Continue reading

    Covid-19 fatalities by T.O. postal codes