1.67M shares were shorted last Wednesday. To get current short numbers, use the FINRA daily, or the service that pulls the daily numbers and presents them in current/meaningful format.
The numbers you presented are from an aged Bi-Weekly report. In your scenario, they represent outstanding short sales as of October 15. We are 45 days beyond that snapshot.
The bi-weekly report linked to OTC Profiles is always 2-3 weeks aged.