COVID-19 in Canada

Mar 16, 2020

I co-founded the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group with my colleague Isha Berry. Together, we co-led a team curating a widely-cited open access dataset for COVID-19 in Canada. Since mid-2021, I have developed and maintained an automated data collection system for our COVID-19 dataset. Our data users include media, researchers, and government and appears on the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Epidemiology Update.

The dataset is available from our GitHub repository or API.

You can find information on all of our projects at our website.

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Jean-Paul R. Soucy

PhD Student in Epidemiology at the University of Toronto

My research interests include COVID-19, antibiotic resistance, and infectious disease epidemiology.

Posts

Just Some COVID Variant Data

A Canadian COVID variant tracker

Feb 5, 2021 4 min read blog

What's Coming Next from the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group in 2021

New datasets, a data ecosystem and an expanded dashboard

Dec 31, 2020 9 min read blog

What's Coming Next from the COVID-19 Canada Open Data Working Group in 2021

COVID-19 Vaccination in Canada: What We Know so Far

Doses administered ≠ people vaccinated

Dec 24, 2020 4 min read blog

COVID-19 Vaccination in Canada: What We Know so Far

Percent Positivity, Thresholds & Crystal Balls

Why percent positivity is such a critical metric

Nov 17, 2020 7 min read blog

Percent Positivity, Thresholds & Crystal Balls

Publications

Antimicrobial resistance in patients with COVID-19: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Langford BJ, So M, Simeonova M, Leung V, Lo J, Kan T, Raybardhan S, Sapin ME, Mponponsuo K, Farrell A, Leung E, Soucy J-PR, Cassini A, MacFadden D, Daneman N, Bertagnolio S

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Antibiotic resistance associated with the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Langford BJ, Soucy J-PR, Leung V, So M, Kwan ATH, Portnoff JS, Bertagnolio S, Raybardhan S, MacFadden DR, Daneman N

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Characterizing responsiveness to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States and Canada using mobility data

Soucy J-PR, Fisman DN, MacFadden DR, Brown KA

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Predictors and microbiology of respiratory and bloodstream bacterial infection in patients with COVID-19: Author's response

Langford BJ, So M, Leung V, Raybardhan S, Lo J, Kan T, Leung F, Westwood D, Daneman N, MacFadden DR, Soucy J-PR

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How should we present the epidemic curve for COVID-19?

What is a ghost curve and why should we care about it?

Soucy J-PR, Buchan SA, Brown KA

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Predictors and microbiology of respiratory and bloodstream bacterial infection in patients with COVID-19: Living rapid review update and meta-regression

Langford BJ, So M, Leung V, Raybardhan S, Lo J, Kan T, Leung F, Westwood D, Daneman N, MacFadden DR, Soucy J-PR

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Is 3 feet of physical distancing enough?

Harris DA, Sobers M, Greenwald ZR, Simmons AE, Soucy J-PR, Rosella LC

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Trends in interregional travel to shopping malls and restaurants before and after differential COVID-19 restrictions in the Greater Toronto Area

Soucy J-PR, Ghasemi A, Sturrock SL, Berry IB, Buchan SA, MacFadden DR, Brown KA

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A sub-national real-time epidemiological and vaccination database for the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada

Berry I, O’Neill M, Sturrock SL, Wright JE, Acharya K, Brankston G, Harish V, Kornas K, Maani N, Naganathan T, Obress L, Rossi T, Simmons AE, Van Camp M, Xie X, Tuite AR, Greer AL, Fisman DN, Soucy J-PR

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The mobility gap: estimating mobility thresholds required to control SARS-CoV-2 in Canada

How can we use human mobility data to guide the COVID-19 response?

Brown KA, Soucy J-PR, Buchan SA, Sturrock SL, Berry I, Stall NM, Jüni P, Ghasemi A, Gibb N, MacFadden DR, Daneman N

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Impact of a nighttime curfew on overnight mobility

Ghasemi A, Daneman N, Berry I, Buchan SA, Soucy J-P, Sturrock S, Brown KA

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Antibiotic prescribing in patients with COVID-19: A rapid review and meta-analysis

How common is antibiotic prescribing in COVID-19 patients?

Langford BJ, So M, Raybardhan S, Leung V, Soucy J-PR, Westwood D, Daneman N, MacFadden DR

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Establishment, contagiousness, and initial spread of SARS-CoV-2 in Canada

When did community spread of COVID-19 begin in Canada?

Krkosek M, Jarvis-Cross M, Wadhawan K, Berry I, Soucy J-PR, Bodner K, Greiner A, Krichel L, Penk S, Shea D, Vargas Soto JS, Tekwa E, Mideo N, Molná PK

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