I Didn't See That Coming

Just when you think some regions must be doing something right when it comes to Covid-19 - Wham! - they fool you.

Originally in Canada, Quebec was the bad boy (#1).   [As always, click on any graph to zoom in.]

British Columbia and Alberta were Mom's favourite kids (red and blue lines) and were always snitching on big brothers Quebec & Ontario. 

But in the middle of summer (#2) blue line Alberta stubbed its toe.  And by late summer (#3) that insufferable British Columbia had joined them - both with higher case rates than the troglodytes in Eastern Canada.

And now (#4) Alberta has completely lost it and BC and Quebec are not far behind. 

And unconceivably - if you listen to the Ontario media and medical authorities - Ontario has the lowest case rates.

But what about the rest of Canada?  One area stand outs.

For Covid, many regions have lots of it. and many other regions (below) had low case rates.

But rather than lots of it, one in particular had gone several months with none of it.

And that would, of course, be Nunavut (green line  at bottom and red on the map).  Canada's newest and most northern territory.

And then in the Covid race, as they were rounding the corner on final final turn, here comes Nunavut!

Nunavut got all of it.

In the last two weeks, Nunavut, with a population of 38,000, has now the highest case rate in Canada.

And check the scales on on the last graph with the ones from the large provinces.

Much, much, much higher rates.

I think we should send a few Toronto Star reporters up there to poke fingers in their faces.  And give the rest of us a break.