Situation:
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Case count as of 8:00 a.m. May 24, 2020 |
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Area |
Case count |
Change from yesterday |
Deaths |
Change from yesterday |
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Worldwide total |
5,428,681 |
+100,028 |
344,437 |
+4,010 |
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Europe |
1,897,273 |
+17,372 |
169,535 |
+904 |
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China |
82,974 |
+03 |
4,634 |
0 |
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Middle East |
507,201 |
+11,617 |
13,246 |
+141 |
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Asia & Oceania |
368,292 |
+13,200 |
9,516 |
+247 |
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Africa |
110,124 |
+3,825 |
3,280 |
+75 |
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Latin America and Caribbean |
712,367 |
+31,687 |
39,188 |
+1,518 |
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North America |
1,750,450 |
+22,324 |
105,038 |
+1,125 |
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United States |
1,666,829 |
+21,183 |
98,683 |
+1,020 |
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Canada |
83,621 |
+1,141 |
6,355 |
+105 |
- 460 new cases were reported in Ontario today, bringing the cumulative case count to 25,500 (this includes 19,477 resolved cases and 2,073 deaths).
- In Ontario, a total of 611,369 tests have been completed, with tests performed at Public Health Ontario Laboratories and non-Public Health Laboratories. There are currently 3,216 tests under investigation.
- 878 patients are currently hospitalized with COVID-19; 148 are in ICU; and 104 are in ICU on a ventilator.
Actions Taken:
- Additional direction was issued today (attached) on testing for COVID-19. Effective immediately testing is available for the following populations:
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- Symptomatic testing:
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- All people with at least one symptom of COVID-19, even for mild symptoms. Please see the “Guidance for All Populations” of the Testing Guidance Update for details about the symptoms.
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- Asymptomatic, risk-based testing:
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- People who are concerned that they have been exposed to COVID-19. This includes people who are contacts of or may have been exposed to a confirmed or suspected case.
- People who are at risk of exposure to COVID-19 through their employment, including essential workers (e.g., health care workers, grocery store employees, food processing plants).
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