Situation:
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Case count as of 8:00 a.m. April 1, 2020 |
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Area |
Case count |
Change from yesterday |
Deaths |
Change from yesterday |
|
Worldwide total |
872,629 |
+72,549 |
43,191 |
+4,436 |
|
Europe |
460,383 |
+33,915 |
31,015 |
+3,161 |
|
China |
83,095 |
+1,577 |
3,312 |
+07 |
|
Middle East |
73,274 |
+6,697 |
3,371 |
+191 |
|
Asia & Oceania |
34,027 |
+1,880 |
662 |
+67 |
|
Africa |
5,630 |
+348 |
192 |
+20 |
|
Latin America and Caribbean |
19,084 |
+2,571 |
500 |
+80 |
|
North America |
197,136 |
+25,561 |
4,139 |
+910 |
|
United States |
188,588 |
+24,437 |
4,043 |
+903 |
|
Canada |
8,548 |
+1,124 |
96 |
+07 |
- 426 new cases were reported today in Ontario, bringing the cumulative total to 2,392 (this includes 689 resolved cases and 37 deaths).
- In Ontario, a total of 57,874 people have been tested, with tests performed at Public Health Ontario Laboratories and non-Public Health Laboratories. There are currently 3,135 tests under investigation.
Actions Taken:
- The Command Table met today. A summary is attached to this Situation Report.
- Guidance for Paramedics has been updated and uploaded to the website.
- Three new guidance documents for Group Homes, Homeless Shelters and Long-Term Care Home Outbreaks have been created and attached. These will be uploaded to the ministry’s website in French and English in due course.
- The Government of Ontario announced today that they are launching a new $50 million Ontario Together Fund to help businesses provide innovative solutions or retool their operations in order to manufacture essential medical supplies and equipment, including gowns, coveralls, masks, face shields, testing equipment and ventilators. This new Fund will support the development of proposals submitted by businesses and individuals through the Ontario Together web portal.
Ministry of Health | Health System Emergency Management Branch