Situation:
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Case count as of 8:00 a.m. May 7, 2020 |
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Area |
Case count |
Change from yesterday |
Deaths |
Change from yesterday |
|
Worldwide total |
3,843,178 |
+95,787 |
265,655 |
+6,684 |
|
Europe |
1,541,522 |
+34,323 |
147,055 |
+2,477 |
|
China |
82,885 |
+02 |
4,633 |
0 |
|
Middle East |
342,164 |
+8,448 |
10,998 |
+168 |
|
Asia & Oceania |
193,766 |
+7,943 |
5,471 |
+200 |
|
Africa |
52,989 |
+2,487 |
2,018 |
+97 |
|
Latin America and Caribbean |
303,113 |
+15,974 |
16,439 |
+1,029 |
|
North America |
1,326,739 |
+26,610 |
79,041 |
+2,713 |
|
United States |
1,263,243 |
+25,160 |
74,809 |
+2,524 |
|
Canada |
63,496 |
+1,450 |
4,232 |
+189 |
- 399 new cases were reported today in Ontario, bringing the cumulative total to 19,121 (this includes 13,569 resolved cases and 1,477 deaths).
- In Ontario, a total of 380,854 tests have been completed, with tests performed at Public Health Ontario Laboratories and non-Public Health Laboratories. There are currently 13,012 tests under investigation.
- 1,033 patients are currently hospitalized with COVID-19; 220 are in ICU; and 155 are in ICU on a ventilator.
Actions Taken
- Guidance for Hospice Care has now been posted on the ministry’s website.
- The Ontario government has developed a comprehensive framework to help hospitals assess their readiness and begin planning for the gradual resumption of scheduled surgeries and procedures, while maintaining capacity to respond to COVID-19. Timelines will vary from hospital to hospital and be conditional on approval by regional oversight tables involved with planning and coordinating Ontario’s response to COVID-19.
- The Screening Tool for long-term care settings has been updated and is posted on the ministry’s website.
- The Command Table met yesterday; a summary of the discussion is attached.