Dr. Theresa Tam: 740,000 tests have been carried out, 7 per cent have tested positive

The chief public health officer for Canada is giving an update this hour on national projections for the spread of COVID-19.

Dr. Theresa Tam says so far, 740,000 tests have been carried out, with about 20,000 people getting tested daily.

7 per cent have tested positive.

Tam says the new models are planning tools that allow illness rates to be forecasted in the short term and to allow public health measures to be adjusted.