Worldwide stats provided by Worldometers put the global COVID-19 number of reported cases today at 121,357,373. (Deaths: 2,684,023 and Recovered: 97,848,107)
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 Wednesday March 17, 2021:
Health Canada reported 915,868 confirmed cases of COVID-19, to date. 31,517 cases are active, there have been 22,519 deaths and 861,832 people have recovered.
The official Province of Ontario website is reporting 320,448 total confirmed cases and 7,173 total deaths. 12,506 are active. Currently, there are 761 people are in hospital with 292 of those cases currently in ICU. 300,769 cases have been resolved. The Ontario government has previously said that when 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.
The Region of Durham reported 12,513 confirmed cases of COVID-19 (301 active). Clarington rose to 935 cases, of which 21 are active. Hospitalized in Clarington currently: "2", total deceased: "15"
In international news,
Chaos in Germany and Italy after suspension of Oxford vaccine. Decision has led to vaccination centres closing doors and appointments being cancelled.There has been chaos and confusion in Germany and Italy after their decisions to suspend use of the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine, with vaccination centres closing their doors and appointments being abruptly cancelled. The countries are two of the biggest on a growing list of European nations that have in recent days ordered a pause in the distribution of the AstraZeneca vaccine. The move came after seven reported cases in Germany of blood clots including deep vein thrombosis in people who had recently received the jab, three of which were fatal. In Italy eight people have died and four more have suffered “serious adverse events”, according to Nicola Magrini, head of the Italian medicines agency Aifa.
In national news,
Dr. Tam concerned COVID-19 variant case count “tip of the iceberg”. Canada’s COVID-19 case counts are on the rise, but so are vaccinations. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam said there are over 3,600 cases of variants across the country. She says that number is just the “tip of the iceberg”, adding that she is concerned the actual number of variant cases is much higher than is known. Dr. Tam also confirmed that out of over four million vaccines distributed nation-wide, three million have been given to Canadians. The other million are in storage for future appointments. The country is also one step closer to a home-made shot after Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne pointed to Canada’s Medicago kicking off its phase three trials for a COVID vaccine.
In Ontario,
It was one year ago today that Ontario invoked a state of emergency.
Ontario Premier Ford says we can’t let our guard down against COVID-19. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says we can’t let our guard down for one second against COVID-19. It comes as Ontario’s COVID-19 science advisory table says the province has entered a third wave of the virus being fueled by variants of concern. The table says the variants now make up over half of the new virus cases across the province. Ford says he’s always respectful of what the science table says and he takes his advice from Dr. David Williams, Ontario’s Chief Medical Officer of Health. He added that the province will be very, very cautious moving forward. Meanwhile, Ford says Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine booking portal signed up over 71,000 people during its first two days. As for some users reporting issues, Ford says they knew there would be bumps on the road but they have identified the issues and fixed them even faster.
Man in his 30s dies after significant COVID-19 outbreak at student residence in Peterborough. A man in his 30’s has died from COVID-19 after a large outbreak was declared at a privately operated student residence in Peterborough last month, marking the area’s youngest virus-related fatality. Peterborough Public Health (PPH) says the fatality is the first connected to an outbreak at Severn Court, an off-campus student housing site primarily for Fleming College students. The man was diagnosed with a COVID-19 variant of concern and hospitalized outside the region last week before he died yesterday, according to PPH. “As the youngest person to die locally from COVID-19, it reminds us how serious this pandemic is, that youth are not immune from its worst outcomes, and that we all have a role to play in ending it to prevent future tragedies,” Medical Officer of Health Dr. Rosana Salvaterra said in a press release issued Tuesday. There have been 59 cases associated with the outbreak at Severn Court and all the cases have screened positive for a variant of concern. Only five active cases remain as most of the cases linked to the outbreak have been resolved.
In small town news,
Now Five Cases Of “Variants Of Concern” In Kawartha Lakes. The Haliburton Kawartha Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPRDU)is now reporting five cases of Variants of Concern (VOC) in the City of Kawartha Lakes. The first VOC was detected in the City of Kawartha Lakes on February 18. The most recent variant case was reported on March 13. There are now 28 cases of VOCs in Northumberland. “The emergence of VOCs in Ontario is indeed a serious concern, not only locally, but right cross the province.” Acting Medical Officer Of Health HKPRDU, Dr Ian Gemmill told Kawartha 411 News. “Although some areas in Ontario currently are more affected than others, the threat of VOCs is general in Ontario, and are a reason to redouble COVID-19 preventive measures everywhere. We never know when a VOC will be present in a given community.” Gemmill says while information about these variants is still emerging, evidence has indicated that they are more easily spread between people. Projections also suggest the variant first identified in the U.K. will soon be the dominant strain of coronavirus in Ontario.
Musing,
Anyone else tired of watching the news and seeing people getting a needle stuck into their arm, over and over and over again? I'm not afraid of needles, but I don't need to see it ad infinitum.
Is Ontario in a third wave or not? Biostatistician Ryan Imgrund told CP24 Tuesday night. “But absolutely, we are in the third wave. Do not get this wrong.” Meanwhile, York Region’s medical officer of health Dr. Kurji is skeptical about third wave of COVID-19 and says he’s not convinced the province is in a third wave.
“May your blessings outnumber the shamrocks that grow. And may trouble avoid you wherever you go." (IRISH BLESSING)
Did you know....that the last 10,000 years of the history of mankind only represents 3% of the span of human habitation on the planet? (A skeleton was discovered by archaeologists that is 300,000 years old, so do the math.)
Have you ever...drank green beer?
WTF is ...............Colcannon and champ?
On this day in history, Saint Patrick dies.
On March 17, 461 A.D., Saint Patrick, Christian missionary, bishop and apostle of Ireland, dies at Saul, Downpatrick, Ireland. Much of what is known about Patrick’s legendary life comes from the Confessio, a book he wrote during his last years. Born in Great Britain, probably in Scotland, to a well-to-do Christian family of Roman citizenship, Patrick was captured and enslaved at age 16 by Irish marauders. For the next six years, he worked as a herder in Ireland, turning to a deepening religious faith for comfort. Following the counsel of a voice he heard in a dream one night, he escaped and found passage on a ship to Britain, where he was eventually reunited with his family.
Today is - NATIONAL CORNED BEEF AND CABBAGE DAY - ST. PATRICK’S DAY - NATIONAL SBDC DAY
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