Worldwide stats provided by Worldometers put the global COVID-19 number of reported cases today at 98,857,051. (Deaths: 2,140,733 and Recovered: 71,859,270)
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 Monday January 25, 2021:
Health Canada reported 747,383 confirmed cases of COVID-19, to date. 63,668 cases are active, there have been 19,094 deaths and 664,621 people have recovered.
The official Province of Ontario website is reporting 255,002 total confirmed cases and 5,803 total deaths. 24,153 are active. Currently, there are 1,436 people are in hospital with 392 of those cases currently in ICU. 225,046 cases have been resolved. The government has previously said that once the number of COVID-19 patients in the ICU exceeds 300, it becomes nearly impossible for health-care workers to provide care not related to the disease. Ontario has now surpassed Quebec in active cases.
Quebec continues to have the highest reported cases in the country with 253,633. (16,940 are active)
The Region of Durham reported 10,234 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (666 active). Clarington rose to 745 cases, of which 53 are active. Hospitalized in Clarington currently: "2", total deceased: "9"
In international news,
China pushes fringe theories on pandemic origins, virus. Chinese state media have played up questions about Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine and whether it could be lethal to the very old. A government spokesperson suggests the coronavirus could have emerged from a U.S. military lab. As the ruling Communist Party faces growing questioning about China's vaccines and renewed criticism of its early COVID response, it is hitting back by encouraging fringe theories that some experts say could cause harm. State media and officials are sowing doubts about Western vaccines and the origin of the coronavirus in an apparent bid to deflect the attacks. Both issues are in the spotlight because of the ongoing rollout of vaccines globally and the recent arrival of a WHO team in Wuhan, China, to investigate the origins of the virus. While fringe theories may raise eyebrows overseas, the efforts also target a more receptive domestic audience. The social media hashtag "American's Ft. Detrick," started by the Communist Youth League, was viewed at least 1.4 billion times last week after a Foreign Ministry spokesperson called for a WHO investigation of the biological weapons lab in Maryland. "It's purpose is to shift the blame from mishandling by (the) Chinese government in the pandemic's early days to conspiracy by the U.S.," said Fang Shimin, a now-U.S.-based writer known for exposing faked degrees and other fraud in Chinese science. "The tactic is quite successful because of widespread anti-American sentiment in China."
In national news,
Too soon to know if Canada's COVID-19 case decline will continue, Dr. Tam says. It's still too soon to know whether the recent downward trend in new COVID-19 cases will continue, Canada's chief public health officer said Sunday as several provinces grappled with outbreaks that threatened to derail their fragile progress. Dr. Theresa Tam said there's been an improvement in the COVID-19 numbers in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and Quebec, but the disease is regaining steam elsewhere. "While community-based measures may be starting to take effect in some areas, it is too soon to be sure that current measures are strong enough and broad enough to maintain a steady downward trend across the country," she wrote in a statement.
In Ontario,
Ontario Premier, COVID-19 vaccine team to speak as Pfizer dose deliveries slow to halt. Ontario Premier Doug Ford and members of his cabinet and vaccine distribution task force will speak Monday as the province enters the week without any new deliveries of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. Pfizer, the larger of two suppliers of two approved COVID-19 vaccines to Canada, said last week it would drastically reduce deliveries to the EU and Canada in February as it retools a manufacturing plant in order to boost its annual output by 700 million doses. As a result, Canada will receive no Pfizer vaccine doses this week and between 66- 80 per cent fewer than expected doses for much of February. However, the federal government says Ontario will receive more than 81,000 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine by Feb. 7. News of the delivery slowdown has prompted the province to narrow its vaccination effort to long-term care homes and high risk retirement residences. It has also prompted federal officials to allow a doubling of the gap between doses of the vaccine in certain circumstances. Ford will be joined by Ret. Gen. Rick Hillier, Health Minister Christine Elliott and Solicitor General Sylvia Jones at Queen’s Park this afternoon.
In small town news,
From Bancroft, The Muse Restaurant and Gallery Set Up GoFundMe to Weather Second Lockdown. A local business has started a GoFundMe to help stay afloat during the second lockdown. The Muse restaurant and Gallery says an already slow winter has made it difficult to stay open. But co-owner Tracy Wemp says they have some ideas on how to move forward. Much like other restaurants in the area, they are looking to take orders throughout the week and do a single-day open, where people would order ahead of time. They say that the business is a labour of love, and they want to continue offering their food to the community. Wemp says that they are still waiting to see if they apply for any of the new programs offered during this round of lockdown.
Musing,
Speaking of hugs last week...........The end of hugs: how the COVID-19 pandemic changed everything one year after Canada's first case.
"Thanks are the highest form of thought, and gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder." (G.K. CHESTERTON)
So many mixed messages from government and media right now............it seems like every other conversation I have with someone these days sounds like this "So, you can do "X", but you can't do "Y", that doesn't make any sense."
Did you know...bubble wrap was invented by accident and was (originally) being developed as a textured wallpaper?
Have you ever...jumped out of a hot tub and made a snow angel?
WTF is ...............the Arkenstone?
On this day in history, World’s largest diamond found.
On January 25, 1905, at the Premier Mine in Pretoria, South Africa, a 3,106-carat diamond is discovered during a routine inspection by the mine’s superintendent. Weighing 1.33 pounds, and christened the “Cullinan,” it was the largest diamond ever found.
Today is - NATIONAL OPPOSITE DAY – NATIONAL IRISH COFFEE DAY – NATIONAL BUBBLE WRAP DAY – NATIONAL FLORIDA DAY
The Bank of Canada unclaimed balances portal can be found here.
COVID-19 vaccination approximate dates 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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