Day: 31 March 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 March 31, 2022, at 4:45pm EST.

On Thursday, health officials in Germany logged 208,653 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 21.1 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 78.1% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 241 Covid-related deaths for a total of 129,983 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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The experts: “The stop to restrictions? A mistake”

TORONTO – Having let your guard down can cost Ontario dearly. There is no doubt that some health officials in Ontario and Quebec – two provinces officially in the middle of the sixth wave – attribute the increase in infections caused by the sub-variant of Covid-19 Omicron BA.2 to the removal of restrictions such as the obligation to wear a mask and vaccination certificates. 

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