Tag: covid-19

Gli esperti: “Terapie intensive piene a gennaio”

TORONTO – Gli ospedali dell’Ontario saranno messi a dura prova dall’aumento dei ricoveri in terapia intensiva legati al Covid-19, anche senza tenere conto della diffusione della nuova variante Omicron che probabilmente “condurrà i casi al di sopra delle proiezioni attuali”: a lanciare l’allarme è stato, ieri, il tavolo consultivo scientifico dell’Ontario, che ha pubblicato proiezioni aggiornate che tentano di delineare i possibili scenari che la provincia dovrà affrontare… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Ontario, positività mai così alta da maggio

TORONTO – Basta fare qualche tampone in più e subito il numero di nuovi casi di Covid-19 schizza in alto: 928 le infezioni registrate ieri in Ontario su un totale di 26.000 test elaborati, con il tasso di positività che arriva al 3,8% cioè la pìù alta percentuale dalla fine di maggio (ieri, con 25.981 test e 887 casi, il tasso era del 3,5%). La media mobile di sette giorni dei nuovi casi è ora pari a 975 (ieri era a 940, una settimana fa a 794)… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide


Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of December 7, 2021, at 4:50 pm EST.

On Tuesday, health officials in Poland logged 19,366 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 3.7 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 86.0% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 504 Covid-related deaths for a total of 86,205 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

Covid-19 in Ontario, positivity never so high since May

TORONTO – Just take a few more swabs and immediately the number of new Covid-19 cases skyrockets: 928 registrations today in Ontario out of a total of 26,000 tests processed, with the positivity rate reaching 3.8% that is the highest percentage since the end of May (yesterday, with 25,981 tests and 887 cases, the rate was 3.5%). The seven-day moving average of new cases is now 975 (yesterday it was 940, a week ago it was 794). 

Ontario, scuole tra contagi in salita e polemiche

TORONTO – Rispetto a un mese fa sono più del doppio i casi attivi di Covid-19 associati alle scuole pubbliche dell’Ontario. Il Ministero della Pubblica Istruzione ha infatti comunicato che con i 178 nuovi casi di Covid-19 confermati in un periodo di 24 ore, il numero totale di infezioni attive ha toccato quota 1.879. Questo è un aumento del 18% settimana dopo settimana ed è più del doppio del numero di infezioni attive associate alle scuole in questo periodo il mese scorso: 913. Complessivamente, dall’inizio dell’anno scolastico, le infezioni sono ora 8.280: a questo punto dell’anno scolastico nel 2020 erano 5.420… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

Il virus non molla e le restrizioni restano

TORONTO – Meno tamponi, meno casi. Il calo di nuove infezioni registrato ieri – 887 contro le 1.184 di domenica – fa ben sperare solo per pochi secondi: il tempo di guardare il numero di test eseguiti, cioè 25.981 contro i 31.735 di domenica. Il tasso di positività, infatti, sale dal 3,2% al 3,5% in ventiquattr’ore e la media mobile dei casi giornalieri calcolata su sette giorni è ora pari a 940, in aumento sia rispetto a ieri (926) che rispetto ad una settimana fa (783)… Read More in Corriere Canadese >>> 

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 December 6, 2021, at 4:40 pm EST.

On Monday, health officials in the USA logged 43,299 new infections, pushing the total number of confirmed positive cases passed 50 million. Of the cumulative total number of cases, 79.1% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, authorities have reported 247 Covid-related deaths for a total of 809,141 fatalities attributable to Covid-19.

Is Ontario’s critical care system prepared for a surge in cases?


The Covid-19 pandemic has presented challenges for Ontario’s critical care system. As infections trend upward, the scientific community cautions that hospital admissions will likely climb in the weeks to come.

On December 6, the Ministry of Health reported 168 patients in the province’s Intensive Care Units (ICU) due to Covid-related critical illness. That is the highest number of Covid-related ICU patients in more than two months, when the number reached 171 Covid ICU patients on September 30.

School, between uphill infections and controversy

TORONTO – Compared to a month ago, there are more than twice as many active cases of Covid-19 associated with Ontario’s public schools. The Ministry of Education has in fact communicated that with the 178 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed in a 24-hour period, the total number of active infections has reached 1,879. This is an 18% increase week after week and is more than double the number of active infections associated with schools in this period last month: 913. Overall, since the beginning of the school year, there are now 8,280 infections: at this point in the school year in 2020 there were 5,420. 

Ontario, the virus does not give up and the restrictions will remain

TORONTO – Fewer tampons, fewer cases. The drop in new infections recorded today, 887 against 1,184 on Sunday, bodes well for only a few seconds: the time to look at the number of tests performed, that is 25,981 against 31,735 on Sunday. The positivity rate, in fact, rises from 3.2% to 3.5% in twenty-four hours and the moving average of daily cases calculated over seven days is now equal to 940, an increase both compared to today (926) and compared to as of a week ago (783). Three deaths were also recorded today, bringing the total number of deaths since the start of the pandemic in Ontario to 10,027.