Day: 6 April 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 April 6, 2022, at 5:00pm EST.

On Wednesday, health officials in the Germany logged 177,659 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 22.1 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 79.8% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 272 Covid-related deaths for a total of 131,455 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Covid, boom of children in emergency rooms. From tomorrow fourth dose for the over 60s

TORONTO – This latest wave of Covid-19 seems to be affecting more children. Visits to hospital emergency rooms by children with severe symptoms are uphill since the pandemic began two years ago. In the last two weeks, 89 children have been hospitalized across the province of Ontario. And the pressure on the Ford government to restore the obligation to wear masks, following this recent spike in infections related to children, is growing. “We’re seeing guys who have a high fever. Children for whom it is painful to breathe, others who need oxygen supplementation,” said Dr. Brett Belchetz who serves in a Toronto emergency room. 

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