Day: 17 August 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 August 17, 2021, at 5:45pm EST.

On Tuesday, health officials in the UK logged 26,852 new infections pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 6.3 million. Of the cumulative total, 77.3% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 170, bringing the total number of fatalities to 131,149. (more…)

Ontario, the Covid “swing” returns to descend: 348 new cases today

TORONTO – The Covid “swing” does not stop: after more than 500 infections every 24 hours in the last few days, Ontario recorded “only” 348 new cases of coronavirus today, with a significant decrease compared to 526 on Monday and 511 on Sunday . It is Ontario’s first day of sub-500 cases since August 11, when 324 new cases were detected. But there are ten deaths (zero on Monday), even if six were revealed through an ongoing review of deaths during the pandemic.  (more…)