TORONTO – May 2, 2021: Canada stood yesterday at 1,232,210 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 5,175 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – yesterday reached 24,296 total deaths, 35 more than on Saturday. (more…)
Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, marked this Sunday the beginning of Canada’s 26th annual Emergency Preparedness (EP) week, which will run from May 2-8, 2021. (more…)
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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of May 2, 2021 at 4:00pm EST.
The daily rate of new infections in India dipped below 400,000 for the second day in a row. In the last 24-hours, the country’s health officials reported an additional 365,027 new cases, bringing the total infected to nearly 20 million.
On Sunday, India surpassed Mexico in confirmed Covid-related deaths. The country has the third-highest death toll at 218,824 following the US and Brazil.
Globally, over 152 million cases have confirmed positive for Covid-19 according to Johns Hopkins University data. Since the start of the pandemic, over 131 million people have recovered. Fatalities attributable to Covid-19 now surpass 3.1 million worldwide.
Spain has not updated the status of Covid-19 cases since April 30, 2021.
TORONTO – It’s a report pointing the finger in various directions that the Ontario Long-Term Care Commission has presented to the Ontario government. (more…)
