Month: August 2021

Superati i seimila casi attivi in Ontario

TORONTO – Si conferma la media di circa 700 nuovi casi giornalieri di Covid-19 in Ontario: ieri, la provincia ha registrato infatti 694 contagi (in calo rispetto ai 740 di domenica ma in aumento rispetto ai 639 di lunedì scorso), su un totale di 18.561 test elaborati, con una positività al test che ha raggiunto il 3,6%, il massimo mai visto in quasi tre mesi. La media mobile su sette giorni è ora di 696, rispetto ai 581 di una settimana fa. E per la prima volta dall’11 giugno scorso, il numero di casi attivi dell’Ontario ha superato oggi i 6.000… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

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 30, 2021, at 4:50pm EST.

On Monday, health officials in Russia logged 18,325 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 6.9 million. Of the cumulative total, 89.3% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 792, bringing the total number of fatalities to 182,429.

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TCDSB, children’s health at risk

TORONTO – In the midst of a thousand unknowns in a week in Ontario schools reopen. The uncertainty about what this school year will be weighs on parents, children, teachers, school staff. Online or face-to-face lessons, protocols – still unclear – to follow, vaccinations, a wave of Covid, the fourth, which generates anxiety and now also the problem of federal elections.  (more…)

Conservatives ahead also in projections of seats in the Chamber

TORONTO – The third week of the election campaign continues along the lines of the second one. The Conservative Party, having leapfrogged the Liberals in their nationwide voting intentions and consolidated the lead, now also overtakes the distribution of seats in the House of Commons based on the latest projections. To certify the reversal of the balance of power also in the individual districts is the new elaboration presented by 338canada.com, the specialized portal that aggregates and analyzes the latest demoscopic surveys carried out on a national scale. Right now the party led by Erin O’Toole, strong of 33.5 percent of voting intentions, should win at least 142 electoral districts, with a prospect of growth of another 37 constituencies.  (more…)

Covid-19, exceeded six thousand active cases in Ontario

TORONTO – The average of about 700 new daily cases of Covid-19 in Ontario is confirmed: today, the province recorded 694 infections (down from 740 on Sunday but up from 639 last Monday), out of a total of 18,561 tests processed, with a positive test that reached 3.6%, the highest ever seen in almost three months. The seven-day moving average is now 696, up from 581 a week ago. And for the first time since June 11, the number of active cases in Ontario today exceeded 6,000.  (more…)