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Public Health Ontario links public health practitioners, frontline health workers and researchers to the best scientific intelligence and knowledge from around the world.  \nPublic Health Ontario provides expert scientific and technical support to government, local public health units and health care providers relating to the following:  \n• communicable and infectious diseases  \n• infection prevention and control  \n• environmental and occupational health  \n• emergency preparedness  \n• health promotion, chronic disease and injury prevention  \n• public health laboratory services  \nPublic Health Ontario's work also includes surveillance, epidemiology, research, professional development and knowledge services. For more information, visit [publichealthontario.ca](publichealthontario.ca).  \nCitation  \nOntario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario) . Technical notes: Ontario  \nrespiratory virus tool. Toronto, ON: King’s Printer for Ontario; 2026.  \nHow to Cite this Tool  \nGeneric Citation  \nOntario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario) . Ontario respiratory virus tool >> [indicator title in sentence case][Internet] . Toronto, ON: King’s Printer for Ontario; cYYYY [modified YYYY Mon DD; cited YYYY Mon DD] . Available from: URL  \nExample Citation  \nOntario Agency for Health Protection and Promotion (Public Health Ontario) . Ontario respiratory virus tool >> exact title of chart in sentence case [Internet] . Toronto, ON: King’s Printer for Ontario; c2024 [modified 2024 Oct 25; cited 2024 Oct 31] . Available from: URL  \n© King’s Printer for Ontario, 2026  \nDisclaimer  \nThis document was developed by Public Health Ontario (PHO) . PHO provides scientific and technical advice to Ontario’s government, public health organizations and health care providers. PHO’s work is guided by the current best available evidence at the time of publication.  \nThe application and use of this document is the responsibility of the user. PHO assumes no liability resulting from any such application or use.  \nThis document may be reproduced without permission for non-commercial purposes only and provided that appropriate credit is given to PHO. No changes and/or modifications may be made to this document without express written permission from PHO.  \nTable of Contents  \nIntroduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1  \nData Sources Overview ................................................................................................................................. 2  \nData Notes and Caveats ................................................................................................................................ 4  \nActivity: COVID-19, Influenza and RSV ...................................................................................................... 6  \nPercent Positivity Level and Weekly Indicator Change Data Sources ................................................... 6  \nPercent Positivity Levels ....................................................................................................................... 6  \nWeekly Indicator Change .......................................................................................................................... 8  \nPHU Activity Levels: Influenza ................................................................................................................... 9  \nInfluenza Antiviral Susceptibility ............................................................................................................. 10  \nLaboratory Testing Data: All Respiratory Viruses ..........","cbCaifoQeXiT8Pmh","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaifoQeXiT8Pmh","pdf",817351,42,"English","# Introduction\n## Data Sources Overview\n## Data Notes and Caveats\n## Activity: COVID-19, Influenza and RSV\n## Percent Positivity Level and Weekly Indicator Change Data Sources\n## PHU Activity Levels: Influenza\n## Laboratory Testing Data: All Respiratory Viruses\n## Cases: COVID-19, Influenza and RSV\n## Severity Indicators: COVID-19, Influenza and RSV\n## Outbreaks: Respiratory Infections Outbreaks\n## Projections: COVID-19, Influenza and RSV\n## Change Assessment Calculations","[{\"question\":\"What is the Ontario Respiratory Virus Tool used for?\",\"answer\":\"It supports surveillance and technical analysis of respiratory virus activity in Ontario, helping inform public health decisions for COVID-19, influenza, and RSV.\"},{\"question\":\"Which data types are included in the tool?\",\"answer\":\"The tool incorporates data sources overview and notes/caveats, including percent positivity and weekly indicator change, laboratory testing results, case data, and multiple severity measures like hospital admissions and occupancy.\"},{\"question\":\"What severity and outbreak measures are covered?\",\"answer\":\"Severity indicators include hospital admissions, bed and ICU occupancy, and deaths for COVID-19, along with outbreak severity measures across respiratory viruses.\"}]","Ontario Respiratory Virus Tool - Technical Notes - Updated September 2026 | PDF",1791161515,106]