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Add note on labs that have been renamed/expanded
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NOTE: Pandemic COVID-19 is not reported in this data source.
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| Signal | Description |
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| `sarscov2_tests` | Number of SARS-CoV-2 laboratory tests <br/> **Earliest Date Available:** 2022-09-03 |
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| `sarscov2_positive_tests` | Number of Positive SARS-CoV-2 laboratory tests <br/> **Earliest Date Available:** 2022-09-03 |
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| `sarscov2_pct_positive` | Percentage of SARS-CoV-2 laboratory tests that are positive <br/> **Earliest Date Available:** 2022-09-03 |
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- `nu`: Nunavut
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**`lab`:** The laboratories reporting lab tests. As a note, only Ontario, Quebec and occasionaly Saskatchewan have counts from dis-aggregated labs.
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**`lab`:** The laboratories reporting lab tests. As a note, only Ontario, Quebec and occasionally Saskatchewan have counts from dis-aggregated labs.
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- **NOTE**: Over time, some laboratories were expanded and renamed:
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- CHEO -\> EORLA
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- Sunnybrook Women’s College HSC -\> Shared Hospital Laboratory
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- Toronto Medical Laboratory -\> University Health Network/Mount Sinai Hospital
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**`region`:** The provinces and territories are also sometimes aggregated into six geographic regions:
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