Day: 1 May 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 May 1, 2022, at 4:40pm EST.

On Sunday, health officials in Italy logged 40,757 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 16.5 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases 91.5% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 105 Covid-related deaths for a total of 163,612 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

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Ontario, fluctuating hospitalizations. Quebec reaches 15,000 COVID-19 deaths

TORONTO – 1,410 Covid patients present in Ontario hospitals today, 266 fewer than Saturday but 48 more than a week ago when they were 1,362. The data on hospitalizations, therefore, continue to be fluctuating, even if during the weekend not all hospitals provide updates. The number of patients in intensive care could therefore be even higher than that indicated today, namely 187. (more…)