Comparison of longitudinal trends in self-reported symptoms and COVID-19 case activity in Ontario, Canada.

Arjuna S Maharaj Jennifer B Parker Jessica P HopkinsEffie GournisIsaac I BogochBenjamin RaderChristina M AstleyNoah M IversJared B HawkinsLiza LeeAshleigh R TuiteDavid N FismanJohn S BrownsteinLauren Lapointe-Shaw

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Although digital surveillance systems are low-cost tools that have been useful to signal the onset of viral outbreaks, in this longitudinal comparison of self-reported COVID-like illness to Ontario COVID-19 case data we did not find this to be the case. Seasonal respiratory virus transmission and population coverage may explain this discrepancy.

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