Worldwide stats provided by Worldometers put the global COVID-19 number of reported cases today at 102,144,932. (Deaths: 2,203,261 and Recovered: 73,995,432)
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 January 29, 2021:
Health Canada reported 766,103 confirmed cases of COVID-19, to date. 57,020 cases are active, there have been 19,644 deaths and 689,419 people have recovered.
The official Province of Ontario website is reporting 262,463 total confirmed cases and 6,014 total deaths. 21,478 are active. Currently, there are 1,338 people are in hospital with 358 of those cases currently in ICU. 234,971 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 258,698. (15,263 are active)
The Region of Durham reported 10,485 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (453 active). Clarington rose to 760 cases, of which 34 are active. Hospitalized in Clarington currently: "4", total deceased: "10"
In international news,
Canada will do as they are told by China, the EU, the U.S.A. and (I think) Malta and Lithuania. That's the international news, today.
In national news,
The Economist Economist Intelligence Unit predicts vaccines will not be available to Canada until summer, 2022. (Yes, 2022) There's a report out today from the Economist Intelligence Unit that is going to shock a lot of people. The research division of The Economist newspaper is predicting how long it'll take or nations across the world to vaccinate their residents. Some may never be offered doses. When it comes to Canada it thinks we'll be 6 months or more behind the US and Europe. It'll be the middle of next year before we see wide-spread vaccination coverage. Ian Lee is an economics professor from Carleton University and the correlation that he noted is that the US and the EU are home to the largest pharmaceutical companies. "I don't want to suggest that they are picking on Canada or punishing Canada, that's not my point, but once they look after themselves, once they ensure that everyone is looked after in the European countries and the U.S. countries then they will say 'ok, now we can start pushing out the exports. If they are delayed even a month or two in vaccinating almost everybody that is going to delay it coming to us. They are going to look after their own base first; they are going look after their own citizens first." Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to contend that Canadians will be largely be vaccinated by September. Lee firmly believes the prime minister knows this won't be achieved. The Economist Intelligence Unit didn't just make this stuff up out of thin air. They have superb contacts and relationships with governments in Europe; health ministries, economics ministries, finance ministries. They are getting information from the source. Well, so is the Government of Canada. Lee also points out that Canada has senior ambassadors in the U.S. and the EU that would bring this information to Ottawa.
(Later today) Trudeau to announce new measures to restrict travel abroad during COVID-19 pandemic. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce Friday new measures aimed at further restricting international travel as more infectious variants of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 spread around the globe. Trudeau has urged Canadians for weeks not to take any non-essential trips outside the country. And he has warned that the federal government could impose restrictions at any time that would make it harder for them to return. He is expected to follow up those warnings today with action in time to stop an exodus of winter-weary Canadians from taking advantage of the coming March break to vacation in warmer climes. Quebec Premier Francois Legault has been urging Ottawa to require anyone returning from abroad to quarantine for two weeks in a hotel, at their own expense. Trudeau, who has conspicuously left the door open to that option, is expected to adopt it today. He is also expected to announce other measures to further discourage travel abroad. (So, my fellow Canadians...international travellers can come in to Canada any old time they wish. But you...well, you aren't going anywhere.)
In Ontario,
Ontario government says it has been incorrectly reporting some COVID-19 vaccine data. The Ontario government has announced it has been reporting an incorrect number of people who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, blaming a misinterpretation of the data. The government said Thursday that only half the people they have been reporting are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. According to the Ministry of Health, rather than providing data on the number of people who have been fully vaccinated, which would require two doses of either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, officials "inadvertently provided data on the number of doses administered to achieve full vaccination." "As a result, the number of people who have been fully vaccinated is half of what is currently listed," a statement from the Ministry of Health said. The government has updated since updated the online vaccine data to reflect the accurate total number people fully vaccinated, which as of Thursday morning is 55,286. (Current Ontario population - approximately 15 million)
No clear answer on when Ontario will end lockdown, new COVID cases coming down. Officials say Ontario is making progress with controlling the spread of COVID-19. Despite today’s concerning uptick in cases, the amount of tests returning positive across all ages has gone down since January 12th, but so did the testing numbers. Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. David Williams says it’s hard to say when businesses can safely reopen without causing any further spike in cases. Dr. Williams says mortality in long-term care homes continues to increase with 215 resident deaths reported over the past week. Intensive care units are still in high demand province-wide, with only one or two beds available in more than half of Ontario’s hospitals. However, officials project the number of ICU beds in use will go down by nearly a hundred beds over the next month.
In small town news,
Half of new COVID-19 cases in Kawartha Lakes and Northumberland due to outbreaks at long-term care homes. Medical officer of health says all area long-term care residents to be vaccinated by February 5. COVID-19 cases in the Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge (HKPR) District Health Unit remain in an upswing, primarily due to worsening outbreaks in area long-term care homes. “Because of the restrictions that are in place, we are seeing quieter days sometimes, but we still have had over 150 cases in the last two weeks,” said Dr. Ian Gemmill, acting medical officer of health, during a virtual media briefing on Wednesday (January 27). “About half of those new cases are in outbreaks,” Dr. Gemmill said. There are currently six institutional outbreaks in the health unit’s region, the most serious of which is at Caressant Care McLaughlin Road long-term care home in Lindsay. The outbreak was declared on January 9. As of January 27, there are 22 confirmed cases in residents and 19 cases in staff, as well as three resident deaths.
Musing,
If you actually think these lock-downs are ending anytime soon; then, i've got some land in Florida to sell you.
"Inaction breeds doubt and fear. Action breeds confidence and courage. If you want to conquer fear, do not sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy." (DALE CARNEGIE)
If I sound bitter in this blog; I am. Justin had one job. Just one. Get the goddam vaccine, but he was duped and he blew it. Now, even more people will die, unnecessarily.
Did you know....the Economic Intelligence Unit is the oldest financial publication in existence? Want to subscribe? It costs THOUSANDS to subscribe, and is generally read by high level government officials, education institutions and bank/finance officials.
Have you ever.....wished bad things on a "big-wig"?
WTF is ...............Andorra?
On this day in history, in 1964, Dr. Strangelove premieres.
Stanley Kubrick’s dark comic masterpiece, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb opens in theaters to both critical and popular acclaim. The movie’s popularity was evidence of changing attitudes toward atomic weapons and the concept of nuclear deterrence.
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