Day: 22 February 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 February 22, 2022, at 4:00 pm EST.

On Tuesday, health officials in Portugal logged 13,103 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 3.2 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 84.8% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 28 Covid-related deaths for a total of 20,894 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Covid-19 in Ontario: hospitalized in decline and half have no symptoms

TORONTO – The number of people covered with Covid-19 in hospitals and intensive care units across Ontario is still decreasing. Today the total was 1,038 patients, therefore a further decrease compared to the 1,056 on Sunday (data were not provided on Monday, Family Day holiday). The last time the province had reported fewer than 1,038 people at hospital with the virus was on December 30, 2021, when there were 965 hospitalized. (more…)

Carpenters’ Union, Priorities for a Stronger Economy

The following is an edited version of a document co-authored by Tony Iannuzzi, Executive Secretary Treasurer and Mike Yorke, President of the Carpenters’ District Council of Ontario (CDCO), in preparation for the Budget consultation by the Ontario Government.

Investments in infrastructure are crucial to a strong economic recovery for Ontario and Canada as a whole, especially in the wake of Covid-19. Such investments have the ability to create jobs, get people back to work and build a stronger workforce.

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