Day: 24 January 2022

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 January 25, 2022, at 4:30 pm EST.

On Monday, health officials in Ontario logged 4,790 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positiv4e cases passed 1.0 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 92.4% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 37 Covid-related deaths for a total of 11,004 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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In 337 Ontario schools absence rates of 30% or more

TORONTO – That in the midst of the Omicron wave absence rates in schools would be high was to be expected. The numbers, made public today, did nothing but confirm the high percentage of absences among both students and teachers. Of the 3,451 Ontario schools for which data are available, 337 reported a 30% absence rate last Friday, 111 recorded an absence rate of more than 50%. 

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