Ministry of Health coronavirus situation report #50

Situation:

• Case counts as of March 15, 2020:

• • China: 80,844 cases; 3,199 deaths
  • Asia & Oceania: 11,171 cases; 131 deaths (South Korea – 75)
  • Europe: 51,486 cases; 2,330 deaths (Italy – 1,809)
  • Middle East: 15,378 cases; 738 deaths (Iran – 724)
  • Africa: 267 cases; 6 deaths
  • Latin America and Caribbean: 500 cases; 5 deaths
  • North America: 3,358 cases
    • United States – 3,111 cases; 62 deaths
    • Canada – 247 cases; 1 death

• 41 new cases were reported today in Ontario, bringing the cumulative total to 142 (this includes 5 resolved cases).
  •  In Ontario, there are 1316 persons under investigation with lab results pending.

 Actions Taken:

• The Minister of Health has released a statement regarding elective surgeries. This was followed by a memo from Deputy Minister Helen Angus, Dr. David Williams and Matthew Anderson (attached). The links to the statement are below:
  • EN: http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/en/2020/03/ontario-hospitals-asked-to-take-a-planned-approach-to-ramping-down-elective-surgeries.html
  • FR: http://news.ontario.ca/mohltc/fr/2020/03/les-hopitaux-de-lontario-invites-a-adopter-une-approche-planifiee-pour-reduire-le-nombre-doperations.html

Ministry of Health | Health System Emergency Management Branch 

Visit https://opseu.org/2019-novel-coronavirus-covid-19/ for more information on the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), including situation reports and related news.