Situation:
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Case count as of 8:00 a.m. April 2, 2020 |
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|
Area |
Case count |
Change from yesterday |
Deaths |
Change from yesterday |
|
Worldwide total |
948,590 |
+75,961 |
48,113 |
+4,922 |
|
Europe |
496,425 |
+36,042 |
34,511 |
+3,496 |
|
China |
83,095 |
0 |
3,312 |
0 |
|
Middle East |
79,520 |
+6,246 |
3,583 |
+212 |
|
Asia & Oceania |
35,906 |
+1,879 |
704 |
+42 |
|
Africa |
6,292 |
+662 |
227 |
+35 |
|
Latin America and Caribbean |
22,131 |
+3,047 |
597 |
+97 |
|
North America |
225,221 |
+28,085 |
5,179 |
+1,040 |
|
United States |
215,608 |
+27,020 |
5,070 |
+1,027 |
|
Canada |
9,613 |
+1,065 |
109 |
+13 |
- 401 new cases were reported today in Ontario, bringing the cumulative total to 2,793 (this includes 831 resolved cases and 53 deaths).
- In Ontario, a total of 62,733 people have been tested, with tests performed at Public Health Ontario Laboratories and non-Public Health Laboratories. There are currently 2,052 tests under investigation.
Actions Taken:
- A new memo was issued along with a guidance document on the use of hotels and retirement homes provide additional information regarding the use of alternate health spaces to assist in hospital COVID-19 strategies. These documents are attached, along with the previously released memo and ADM letter.
- The guidance documents released yesterday for Homeless Shelters and Group Homes and Co-Living Settings are now available in English and French on the ministry’s website.
- Public Health Ontario published two new fact sheets on Physical Distancing and Taking Care of Yourself and Each Other on their website.
- The Ontario government announced new emergency funding to expand online and virtual mental health supports for front-line workers during the COVID-19 outbreak.