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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021. There are 797,756 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 797,756 confirmed cases (46,417 active, 730,730 resolved, 20,609 deaths).*The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers. There were 4,022 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 122.13 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 26,963 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 3,852. There were 96 new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 808 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 115. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.3 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 54.23 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Newfoundland and Labrador: 412 confirmed cases (17 active, 391 resolved, four deaths). There was one new case Friday. The rate of active cases is 3.26 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there has been four new case. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 0.77 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Prince Edward Island: 113 confirmed cases (three active, 110 resolved, zero deaths). There were zero new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 1.88 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of two new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Nova Scotia: 1,584 confirmed cases (eight active, 1,511 resolved, 65 deaths). There were zero new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 0.82 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of seven new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is one. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 6.64 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ New Brunswick: 1,325 confirmed cases (229 active, 1,078 resolved, 18 deaths). There were seven new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 29.3 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 107 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 15. There were zero new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there has been one new reported death. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is zero. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.02 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 2.3 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Quebec: 267,773 confirmed cases (12,461 active, 245,339 resolved, 9,973 deaths). There were 1,101 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 145.33 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 7,780 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,111. There were 32 new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 256 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 37. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.43 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 116.31 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Ontario: 275,330 confirmed cases (15,722 active, 253,170 resolved, 6,438 deaths). There were 1,670 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 106.71 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 11,030 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,576. There were 45 new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 366 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 52. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.35 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 43.69 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Manitoba: 30,078 confirmed cases (3,353 active, 25,887 resolved, 838 deaths). There were 110 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 243.1 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 798 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 114. There was one new reported death Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 15 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is two. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.16 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 60.76 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Saskatchewan: 24,946 confirmed cases (2,299 active, 22,315 resolved, 332 deaths). There were 266 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 195.05 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,580 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 226. There were three new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 40 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is six. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.48 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 28.17 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Alberta: 126,068 confirmed cases (6,407 active, 117,968 resolved, 1,693 deaths). There were 396 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 144.89 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 2,704 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 386. There were nine new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 73 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 10. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.24 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 38.29 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ British Columbia: 69,716 confirmed cases (5,903 active, 62,567 resolved, 1,246 deaths). There were 471 new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 114.67 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 2,937 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 420. There were six new reported deaths Friday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 57 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is eight. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.16 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 24.2 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Yukon: 70 confirmed cases (zero active, 69 resolved, one deaths). There were zero new cases Friday. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of zero new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 2.38 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Northwest Territories: 32 confirmed cases (one active, 31 resolved, zero deaths). There were zero new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 2.21 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of one new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is zero. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is zero per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. _ Nunavut: 296 confirmed cases (14 active, 281 resolved, one deaths). There were zero new cases Friday. The rate of active cases is 35.58 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 13 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is two. There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 2.54 per 100,000 people. There have been zero tests completed. This report was automatically generated by The Canadian Press Digital Data Desk and was first published Feb. 6, 2021. The Canadian Press
Newfoundland and Labrador’s top doctor is warning people to stay up to date on whooping cough vaccinations after a small increase in cases this year.
The province usually sees three to four cases of the disease annually. Up to 10 cases have been reported already since January, however, prompting the province’s chief medical officer to raise the issue publicly.
The increase “generally means there’s a little bit more circulating in the community than what’s presenting for care and testing,” Dr. Janice Fitzgerald said Tuesday.
While officials aren’t overly concerned about a future spike in cases, Fitzgerald said, higher infection rates place infants in particular at risk.
Children under the age of one aren’t yet old enough for the whooping cough vaccine and don’t have immunity to the disease, Fitzgerald said. Infections in small children can be more severe and lead to pneumonia, neurological issues and hospitalization.
Fitzgerald said parents, grandparents and caregivers should check to ensure their vaccinations are up to date.
Whooping cough, also known as pertussis, causes a persistent nagging cough that’s sometimes severe enough to cause vomiting. Vaccines for the disease are offered in early childhood, during high school and in adulthood. Booster shots should be given 10 years after the high school dose, Fitzgerald said.
“Immunity can wane over time,” she said. “Pertussis does circulate on a regular basis in our community.”
The small increase in cases isn’t yet ringing alarm bells for undervaccination within the general population, she added, noting the province still has a vaccination rate over 90 per cent.
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A study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) said the opioid drug crisis has reached such a critical level that a public safety response is urgently required and that includes the need for expanded supervised consumption sites.
The report was published by the medical journal Monday and was authored by Shaleesa Ledlie, David N. Juurlink, Mina Tadrous, Muhammad Mamdani, J. Michael Paterson and Tara Gomes; physicians and scientists associated with the University of Toronto, Sunnybrook Research Institute and the Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute at St. Michael’s Hospital.
“The drug toxicity crisis continues to accelerate across Canada, with rapid increases in opioid-related harms following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,” the authors wrote. “We sought to describe trends in the burden of opioid-related deaths across Canada throughout the pandemic, comparing these trends by province or territory, age and sex.”
The study determined that across Canada, the burden of premature opioid-related deaths doubled between 2019 and 2021, representing more than one-quarter of deaths among younger adults. The disproportionate loss of life in this demographic group highlights the critical need for targeted prevention efforts, said the study.
The researchers found that the death rate increased significantly as fentanyl was introduced to the mix of street drugs that individuals were using, in some cases, unknowingly.
The authors said this demonstrates the need for consumption sites, not only as overwatch as people with addictions consume their drugs, but also to make an effort to identify the substances and inform those people beforehand.
“The increased detection of fentanyl in opioid-related deaths in Canada highlights the need for expansion of harm-reduction programs, including improved access to drug-checking services, supervised consumption sites, and treatment for substance use disorders,” the authors wrote.
The study said a more intense public safety response is needed.
“Given the rapidly evolving nature of the drug toxicity crisis, a public safety response is urgently required and may include continued funding of safer opioid supply programs that were expanded beginning in March 2020, improved flexibility in take-home doses of opioid agonist treatment, and enhanced training for health care workers, harm reduction workers, and people who use drugs on appropriate responses to opioid toxicities involving polysubstance use.
In conclusion, the authors wrote that during the height of the COVID pandemic in 2020 and 2021, the burden of premature death from accidental opioid toxicities in Canada dramatically increased, especially in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba.
“In 2021, more than 70 per cent of opioid-related deaths occurred among males and about 30 per cent occurred among people aged 30–39 years, representing one in every four deaths in this age group. The disproportionate rates of opioid-related deaths observed in these demographic groups highlight the critical need for the expansion of targeted harm reduction–based policies and programs across Canada,” said the study.
The full text of the report can be found online here.
A business plan for a new BC Cancer Centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital has been approved by the province.
Health Minister Adrian Dix says the state-of-the-art cancer facility will benefit patients in Nanaimo and the surrounding region through the latest medical technology.
The facility will have 12 exam rooms, four consultation rooms and space for medical physicists and radiation therapists, medical imaging and radiation treatment of cancer patients.
The procurement process is underway, and construction is expected to begin in 2025 and be complete in 2028.
Upgrades to NRGH have also been approved, such as a new single-storey addition to the ambulatory care building and expanded pharmacy.
Dix says Nanaimo’s population is growing rapidly and aging, and stronger health services in the region, so people get the health care they need closer to home.
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