Worldwide stats provided by worldometers put the global COVID-19 number of reported cases today at 34,530,599. (Deaths: 1,028,520 and Recovered: 25,698,505)
I emphasize reported because there is a wide variance in testing and manner of reporting from country to country and place to place.
As of 6:00 a.m. ET on Friday October 2, 2020:
Health Canada reported 160,535 confirmed cases of COVID-19, to date. 14,866 cases are active, there have been 9,319 deaths and 136,350 people have recovered.
The official Province of Ontario website is reporting 52,248 total confirmed cases and 2,851 total deaths. 4,975 are active. Currently, there are 162 people are in hospital with 36 of those in ICU. 44,442 cases have been resolved. (Hospitalizations in Ontario are steadily rising and of note, the total capacity number for ICU beds is 350. ICU bed utilization is the number to watch, not the total cases.)
Quebec continues to have the highest reported cases in the country with 75,221. (6,227 are active) Quebec case numbers continue to rise at the highest rate in Canada.
The Region of Durham reported 2,201 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The site reports 0 current outbreaks (Hospitals, LTCF's and Retirement Homes) with 40 outbreaks having been "concluded." Clarington remains at 134 cases. (13 are in isolation, 114 are resolved and 7 people have passed away. Hospitalized in Clarington currently: "0")
School and Child Care Center outbreaks are currently at "2." (A public school and a day care centre.)
For comparison, back on Sunday May 3, 2020, these were the numbers:
Canada reported 56,714 confirmed and presumptive cases of COVID-19.
The official Province of Ontario website reported 17,119 cases (511 new) with 11,390 resolved and 1,176 deaths.
Quebec reported 29,656 cases.
The Region of Durham reported 1020 confirmed cases of COVID-19. (25 new) The site also reports 12 (an increase of 1) current outbreaks at Hospitals, LTCF's and Retirement Homes with 6 outbreaks now having been resolved. (up from 5) Currently, there are 62 cases in Clarington.
So approximately, Canada and Ontario has tripled and Durham Region doubled, in most categories. (Easy there rain-main types, the numbers are approximate.)
In international news,
(Big news. Look, I don't wish the guy any harm and I truly hope Trump and Melania fully recover. But, how can this come as a surprise to anyone given his practices, rally's etc.?) U.S. President Donald Trump, Melania Trump test positive for coronavirus. Top aide who spent time with the U.S. president this week has also tested positive for virus. U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that he and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus, just a month before the presidential election and after having spent much of the last year largely downplaying the threat of the virus. Trump's positive test came just hours after he confirmed that senior aide Hope Hicks, who had travelled with him several times this week, had come down with the virus. Trump was last seen by reporters returning to the White House on Thursday evening and looked to be in good health. Trump is 74 years old, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from a virus that has now killed more than 205,000 people nationwide. "Tonight, (at)FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER!" Trump tweeted. In a memorandum, the president's physician said that Trump and the first lady, who is 50, "are both well at this time" and "plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence." "Rest assured I expect the President to continue carrying out his duties without disruption while recovering," he added.
(So, that's how they are going to implant the chip....) From Reuters, a new global lab network will compare COVID-19 vaccines head-to-head. A major non-profit health emergencies group has set up a global laboratory network to assess data from potential COVID-19 vaccines, allowing scientists and drugmakers to compare them and speed up selection of the most effective shots. Speaking to Reuters ahead of announcing the labs involved, Melanie Saville, director of vaccine R&D at the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), said the idea was to “compare apples with apples” as drugmakers race to develop an effective shot to help control the COVID-19 pandemic. The centralised network is the first of its kind to be set up in response to a pandemic. In a network spanning Europe, Asia and North America, the labs will centralise analysis of samples from trials of COVID-19 candidates “as though vaccines are all being tested under one roof”, Saville said, aiming to minimise the risk of variation in results. “When you start off (with developing potential new vaccines) especially with a new disease, everyone develops their own assays, they all use different protocols and different reagents - so while you get a readout, the ability to compare between different candidates is very difficult,” she told Reuters.
In national news,
Trump's Proud Boys remark boosts far-right group's profile, including in Canada, experts say. During Tuesday's presidential debate, Trump said Proud Boys should 'stand back and stand by'. U.S. President Donald Trump's comment about the self-described "Western chauvinist" Proud Boys during Tuesday night's raucous presidential debate was a significant profile boost to the organization, including its members in Canada, experts on extremist groups say. The all-male organization was co-founded in 2016 by a Canadian, Gavin McInnes, and it's known primarily for violent confrontations with anti-fascists. The Proud Boys group says it disavows racism, yet it has been accused of having ties to white nationalists and neo-Nazis. "This is the best thing that could have happened to Proud Boys and the white supremacist movement in probably half a century," Bernie Farber, chair of the Canadian Anti-Hate Network, said of Trump's comments. He said Trump's words certainly engaged many Proud Boys supporters on social media. And Farber has a specific message to Canadians who may be complacent and think this is an American problem: Don't be too smug. "They have a proud history here in Canada of defiance," he said. "Some would argue that they're actually more white nationalist here than they are in the States."
The federal government says it will be investing $10-billion in a number of major infrastructure projects, in an effort to create jobs and help the country rebound from COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the details on Thursday. Around $2.5-billion will help support clean power, renewable generation and power storage projects. Some of this cash will also help send electricity between provinces and territories. A total of $4-billion will be split between two projects, one of which aims to connect around 750,000 homes and small businesses to broadband in currently underserved communities. The other involves an investment in large-scale building retrofits to increase energy efficiency and sustainability. The remainder of the funding will go to agriculture irrigation projects, which are expected to help increase food security, and accelerate the adoption of zero-emission buses and charging infrastructure. All of the funding is part of the Canada Infrastructure Bank’s three-year Growth Plan and is expected to create around 60,000 jobs.
In Ontario,
Ontario testing backlog exceeds record-high 82,000 cases. Video story here. Ontario's testing backlog leaves some waiting over a week for results. The lack of certainty has left tens of thousands of people worried about their health and stuck in self-quarantine with little sign of when they’ll hear back. Ontario added 538 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, with 162 people in hospital and 36 in intensive care. Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who weeks ago urged anyone who wanted a test to get one, changed his tone on Thursday. “If you aren't showing symptoms, please just don't go get tested,” Ford said at a press conference Thursday. The province also changed its testing guidelines for schools and daycares. Students with a runny nose and headache are no longer required to get a negative COVID-19 test result to return to class, but will instead need to stay home for 24 hours. The two symptoms can occur in COVID-19 patients, but they’re also signs of the common cold, officials say.
Tens of thousands of PSWs getting temporary pay bump starting Thursday. As of Thursday, more than 147,000 PSWs and direct support workers will be getting a temporary pay bump from the province. A total investment of $461-million will help boost the wages of eligible workers by up to $3 per hour. “We know the wages of PSWs do not reflect the critical role they have played throughout this pandemic, in addition to their ongoing care of our loved ones,” said Premier Doug Ford. “Today’s temporary investment will bridge that gap and ensure this vital profession receives the appreciation and respect it deserves.” Approximately 38,000 workers in home and community care will be getting an extra $3 per hour, along with about 50,000 workers in long-term care settings and 47,000 workers in children, community and social services. In addition, around 12,300 workers in public hospitals will be getting a $2 per hour boost. There is no firm end date for the program, but the government says it will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
In local news,
Three new COVID-19 cases reported at Durham schools. There are three new cases of COVID-19 at schools throughout Durham Region. Two of the cases are at Durham District School Board schools. They’re reporting one case at Brooklin Village Public School at 25 Selkirk Drive in Whitby. The other case is at McCaskill’s Mills Public School at 85 Albert Street in Cannington. The Durham Catholic District School Board has also confirmed a case at Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School at 1375 Harwood Avenue North in Ajax. To see the status of all cases at schools throughout the region, click here.
The Durham Region International Film Festival (DRIFF) gets going on Thursday, offering three days of unique drive-in experiences, online streaming, filmmaker discussions and more. Tickets are available now and you can get a one-day or a virtual pass, which gives access to all three days. On Day 1, you can catch the true NORTH! program and see the Canadian-American feature film Percy starring Christopher Walken. Friday’s lineup includes the International Showcase, a global discussion over livestream, a shorts program and the Canadian feature The Whale & the Raven. Some of the international films include submissions from Egypt, Italy, Jamaica and Austria. The final day will feature the drive-in event, the Homegrown Ontario shorts program, and a presentation of student films. Tickets can be purchased here.
Musing,
“What draws people to be friends is that they see the same truth. They share it.” (C. S. LEWIS)
It always cracks me up when I see an old clunker car with $5,000 rims and tires.
An American friend texted me asking if he could move to Canada. I'm still not 100% sure whether he was joking, but I told him he could live with us, anytime. 'Merica!
Have you ever....wondered just where, exactly, the government borrows all the money from? Or, do they?
Did you know.....unless food is mixed with saliva you can't taste it?
On this day in history, Hollywood icon Rock Hudson dies of AIDS. On October 2, 1985, actor Rock Hudson, 59, becomes the first major U.S. celebrity to die of complications from AIDS. Hudson’s death raised public awareness of the epidemic, which until that time had been ignored by many in the mainstream as a “gay plague.” (Thankfully, we no longer think like that.)
This is a cool one. In 1967, Thurgood Marshall sworn in as first Black Supreme Court justice Chief Justice Earl Warren swears in Thurgood Marshall, the first Black justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. As chief counsel for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in the 1940s and ’50s, Marshall was the architect and executor of the legal strategy that ended the era of official racial segregation.
Today is - NATIONAL WORLD SMILE – NATIONAL CUSTODIAL WORKER’S RECOGNITION DAY – NATIONAL BODY LANGUAGE DAY – NATIONAL NAME YOUR CAR DAY – NATIONAL PRODUCE MISTING DAY – NATIONAL MANUFACTURING DAY – NATIONAL FRIED SCALLOPS DAY
The Bank of Canada unclaimed balances portal can be found here.
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Here is how to clean your non-medical mask.
To book a COVID-19 test in Durham Region, click here.
Lakeridge Health Mental Health Clinic 905-440-7534 or toll free at 1-833-392-7363 (Monday-Friday 9am-4pm)
Live coronavirus map of Canada: Tracking every case of COVID-19 in the country.
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