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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, Mar. 8 – Canada News – Castanet.net
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of Monday March 8, 2021.
_ Canada: 886,574 confirmed cases (30,268 active, 834,067 resolved, 22,239 deaths).The total case count includes 13 confirmed cases among repatriated travellers.
There were 2,489 new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 79.64 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 18,880 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 2,697.
There were 26 new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 245 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 35. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.09 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 58.52 per 100,000 people.
There have been 25,159,921 tests completed.
_ Newfoundland and Labrador: 1,006 confirmed cases (91 active, 909 resolved, six deaths).
There was one new case Sunday. The rate of active cases is 17.43 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there has been 19 new case. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is three.
There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 1.15 per 100,000 people.
There have been 201,814 tests completed.
_ Prince Edward Island: 141 confirmed cases (26 active, 115 resolved, zero deaths).
There were two new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 16.29 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of nine 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 zero per 100,000 people.
There have been 112,416 tests completed.
_ Nova Scotia: 1,659 confirmed cases (29 active, 1,565 resolved, 65 deaths).
There were two new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 2.96 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 18 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is three.
There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 6.64 per 100,000 people.
There have been 366,679 tests completed.
_ New Brunswick: 1,455 confirmed cases (36 active, 1,391 resolved, 28 deaths).
There were two new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 4.61 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 25 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is four.
There were zero new reported deaths Sunday. 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 3.58 per 100,000 people.
There have been 242,695 tests completed.
_ Quebec: 292,631 confirmed cases (7,100 active, 275,059 resolved, 10,472 deaths).
There were 707 new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 82.8 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 4,891 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 699.
There were seven new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 79 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 11. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.13 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 122.13 per 100,000 people.
There have been 6,452,036 tests completed.
_ Ontario: 308,296 confirmed cases (10,389 active, 290,840 resolved, 7,067 deaths).
There were 1,299 new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 70.51 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 7,480 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 1,069.
There were 15 new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 87 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is 12. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.08 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 47.96 per 100,000 people.
There have been 11,205,314 tests completed.
_ Manitoba: 32,225 confirmed cases (1,130 active, 30,188 resolved, 907 deaths).
There were 56 new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 81.93 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 366 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 52.
There were two new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 12 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is two. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.12 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 65.76 per 100,000 people.
There have been 541,269 tests completed.
_ Saskatchewan: 29,709 confirmed cases (1,517 active, 27,794 resolved, 398 deaths).
There were 116 new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 128.7 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 1,062 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 152.
There were two new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 13 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 33.77 per 100,000 people.
There have been 590,938 tests completed.
_ Alberta: 135,837 confirmed cases (4,949 active, 128,974 resolved, 1,914 deaths).
There were 300 new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 111.92 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 2,333 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 333.
There were zero new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 28 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is four. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.09 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 43.28 per 100,000 people.
There have been 3,445,307 tests completed.
_ British Columbia: 83,107 confirmed cases (4,975 active, 76,752 resolved, 1,380 deaths).
There were zero new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 96.64 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 2,653 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is 379.
There were zero new reported deaths Sunday. Over the past seven days there have been a total of 25 new reported deaths. The seven-day rolling average of new reported deaths is four. The seven-day rolling average of the death rate is 0.07 per 100,000 people. The overall death rate is 26.81 per 100,000 people.
There have been 1,969,444 tests completed.
_ Yukon: 72 confirmed cases (zero active, 71 resolved, one deaths).
There were zero new cases Sunday. 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 8,232 tests completed.
_ Northwest Territories: 42 confirmed cases (one active, 41 resolved, zero deaths).
There were zero new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 2.21 per 100,000 people. 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 zero per 100,000 people.
There have been 14,849 tests completed.
_ Nunavut: 381 confirmed cases (25 active, 355 resolved, one deaths).
There were four new cases Sunday. The rate of active cases is 63.53 per 100,000 people. Over the past seven days, there have been a total of 24 new cases. The seven-day rolling average of new cases is three.
There have been no deaths reported over the past week. The overall death rate is 2.54 per 100,000 people.
There have been 8,852 tests completed.
Canada’s top doctor warns the country could be heading for its first typical flu season since the pandemic began, even as health systems are still battling the fourth wave of COVID-19.
Last year Canada was spared the brunt of flu season thanks to strict public health measures to protect against COVID-19.
Surveillance data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows higher rates of infection than expected for some of Canada’s most common seasonal viruses, including respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.
Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says a heavy flu season could put extra pressure on already fragile health-care systems.
She says this is definitely not the year to have influenza wreak havoc.
That’s why public health says it will be more important than ever that people get flu shots to avoid complications like pneumonia and protect hospitals from becoming overloaded.
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10,000 in Waterloo region eligible to get 2nd COVID-19 shot right now, official says – CBC.ca
More than 90 per cent of eligible residents in Waterloo region have had their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
People who are 12 and up are eligible to get vaccinated, and able to get the second dose 28 days after the first, the Ontario government’s website says.
“To get second doses to 90 per cent, 20,683 second doses must be given. Out of those 20,000 people, approximately 10,000 are eligible now for their second dose and the remaining people will become eligible over the next month,” Vickie Murray, the region’s vaccine lead, said in a media briefing on Friday.
Murray said regional officials are pleased to see single doses reach the 90 per cent milestone, but they want to see second doses, which are at nearly 86 per cent, get there, too.
“Our goal is to continue to aim for the highest vaccination rates possible to protect our community from the spread of COVID,” she said.
As well, the region has given 5,854 third doses, offered to all people living in long-term care in the region.
Murray also announced Friday that as of Oct. 31, the vaccination at the Boardwalk in Waterloo will move to operating only between the hours of 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. because those are the busiest times.
Vaccination bus motors on
The vaccination bus continues to be effective, Murray said. On Wednesday, she said 47 per cent of the doses given were first ones.
The bus will maked scheduled stops:
- Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Cambridge Farmer’s Market.
- Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 150 Main St. in Cambridge.
- Wednesday from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Kitchener Public Library.
- Thursday from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Region of Waterloo International Airport in Breslau.
- Sunday, Oct. 24 from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Sunrise Shopping Centre at 1400 Ottawa St. S., Kitchener.
Dr. Hsiu-Li Wang, the region’s medical officer of health, said Friday that case rates have been “stable or slowly decreasing trend in the last few weeks.”
“We need to continue our efforts to increase our community immunity over the coming weeks and months,” she said, adding the highly transmissible delta variant remains a risk in the region and could be easily spread between people, especially the unvaccinated.
Murray encouraged anyone who is eligible to get the second dose to do so as soon as they can.
“That is going to be the best way to ensure that you’re fully vaccinated,” Murray said.
If regional staff find that a lot of people are delaying the second dose, they will reach out to them directly through emails and phone calls — something staff also did over the summer.
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Thousands of Sydney residents flocked to a prominent horse race on Saturday, as Australia’s biggest city emerges from a strict COVID-19 lockdown and the nation begins to live with the coronavirus through extensive vaccination.
Up to 10,000 fully vaccinated spectators can now attend races such as The Everest https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/horse-racing-third-time-lucky-nature-strip-everest-2021-10-16 in Sydney, Australia’s richest turf horse race, and the country’s most famous, Melbourne Cup Day, on Nov. 2.
New South Wales State, of which Sydney is the capital, reached its target of 80% of people fully vaccinated on Saturday, well ahead of the rest of Australia.
“80% in NSW! Been a long wait but we’ve done it,” New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said on Twitter.
The state reported 319 new coronavirus cases, all of the Delta variant, and two deaths on Saturday. Many restrictions were eased in New South Wales on Monday, when it reached 70% double vaccinations.
Neighbouring Victoria, where the capital Melbourne has been in lockdown for weeks, reported 1,993 new cases and seven deaths, including the state’s youngest victim, a 15-year-old girl.
Victoria is expected to reach 70% double vaccination before Oct. 26 and ease its restrictions more slowly than New South Wales has, drawing criticism from the federal government on Saturday.
“It is really sad that Victorians are being held back,” said Treasurer Josh Frydenberg.
Australia is set to gradually lift its 18-month ban on international travel https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/covid-19-infections-linger-near-record-levels-australias-victoria-2021-10-14 from next month for some states when 80% of people aged 16 and over are fully vaccinated. As of Friday, 67.2% of Australians were fully inoculated, and 84.4% had received at least one shot.
The country closed its international borders in March 2020, since then allowing only a limited number of people to leave or citizens and permanent residents abroad to return, requiring them to quarantine for two weeks.
Australia’s overall coronavirus numbers are low compared to many other developed countries, with just over 140,000 cases and 1,513 deaths.
(Reporting in Melbourne by Lidia Kelly; Editing by William Mallard)
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