The Omicron variant continued to cause record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers in several provinces Thursday, but a new study from Ontario suggested those infected with the variant are significantly less likely to face hospitalization or death compared to those with Delta. In the study, Public...
The Omicron variant continued to cause record-breaking COVID-19 case numbers in several provinces Thursday, but a new study from Ontario suggested those infected with the variant are significantly less likely to face hospitalization or death compared to those with Delta. In the study, Public ...
The new cases brought the cumulative cases to 715,405 with 11,629 deaths in Ontario. The seven-day average for the number of COVID-19 cases in Ontario rose to 8,318. Ontario's daily COVID-19 case count has been hovering between 9,000 and 10,000 in recent days. Canada has seen a ...
Ontario, Canada, on Dec. 18, 2021. COVID-19 cases are continuing to soar across Canada fueled by the Omicron variant, with confirmation of 7,566 new cases as of Saturday afternoon. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
“Durham Region Health Department has conducted case and contact investigation and Ontario is working in collaboration with our federal counterparts at the Public Health Agency of Canada,” Dr. Barbara Yaffe said in a statement. The new variant is believed to spread easier and faster than the orig...
This site should not be used to draw inferences on the broader COVID-19 situation in Ontario, or on case numbers generally. A number of complementary metrics are useful in that regard. The numbers of cases are extracted from official data sources. A number of contextual factors will affect ...
In mid-October, Canada had about 2,300 new cases of COVID-19 diagnosed each day. This week, that number grew to above 4,000. Ontario, which on Thursday recorded its fifth record case total in the last six days, was aiming to have 68,000 tests daily by the middle of...
Hinshaw said 35 per cent of the province’s active COVID-19 cases are due to those variants, which are more contagious and can cause more serious illness. Some provinces have introduced stricter public health measures in a bid to contain the spread of such variants, with Ontario entering a ...
Policy decisions are being made and judged on the basis of case numbers, deaths and testing, among others. Understanding the steps and barriers in testing and reporting data related to COVID-19 case numbers can help address the limitations of data to strengthen these systems for future pandemics...
Among a whole bunch of new restrictions introduced by the Ontario government Friday in an effort to crack down on the spread of COVID-19, the social …