Day: 5 July 2021

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

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Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of July 5, 2021 at 4:50pm EST.

On Sunday, health officials in Poland logged 38 new infections, the lowest daily increase throughout the whole pandemic. Of the cumulative 2.8 million confirmed positive cases, 92.1% are considered recovered. Since yesterday, Covid-related deaths increased by 1, bringing the country’s total fatalities to 75,085.

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NDP leader Horwath: ” Four hours of care in nursing homes. Now”

The lack of staff in nursing homes is the sore point and the problem inevitably has an impact on poor care for the elderly. This is the complaint of Andrea Horwath who today, during a conference in Ottawa, reiterated the need for an urgent increase in staff so that every resident can receive a minimum of four hours of assistance every day. A goal, which Doug Ford has assured, can be achieved in 2025. (more…)