Situation:
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Case count as of 8:00 a.m. April 3, 2020 |
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Area |
Case count |
Change from yesterday |
Deaths |
Change from yesterday |
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Worldwide total |
1,026,696 |
+78,106 |
53,967 |
+5,854 |
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Europe |
532,428 |
+36,003 |
38,876 |
+4,365 |
|
China |
83,269 |
+174 |
3,322 |
+10 |
|
Middle East |
84,064 |
+4,544 |
3,690 |
+107 |
|
Asia & Oceania |
38,959 |
+3,053 |
809 |
+105 |
|
Africa |
6,932 |
+640 |
276 |
+49 |
|
Latin America and Caribbean |
24,958 |
+2,827 |
784 |
+187 |
|
North America |
256,086 |
+30,865 |
6,210 |
+1,031 |
|
United States |
244,803 |
+29,195 |
6,072 |
+1,002 |
|
Canada |
11,283 |
+1,670 |
138 |
+29 |
- 462 new cases were reported today in Ontario, bringing the cumulative total to 3,255 (this includes 1,023 resolved cases and 67 deaths).
- In Ontario, a total of 66,753 people have been tested, with tests performed at Public Health Ontario Laboratories and non-Public Health Laboratories. There are currently 1,245 tests under investigation.
- 462 patients are currently hospitalized with COVID-19; 194 are in ICU; and 140 are in ICU on a ventilator.
Actions Taken:
- The Government of Ontario is increasing Public Health Units’ capacity to stop COVID-19, including:
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- Launching a new user-friendly online portal for the public to easily access their COVID-19 lab test results
- A new emergency order under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, effective immediately, to provide public health units the authority and flexibility they need to make staffing decisions that support their ongoing fight against the outbreak of COVID-19, despite any collective agreements.
- Dr Peter Donnelly, President and CEO of Public Health Ontario, Matthew Anderson, President and CEO of Ontario Health and Adalsteinn Brown, Dean of the Dalla Lana School of Public Health gave a news conference today on modelling projections for COVID-19 in Ontario.
- The Government of Ontario announced additional business closures to stop the spread of COVID-19
- The Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario powers a free VIANurse website which helps health sector organisations secure RNs, NPs and PSWs.
- Summaries of Command and Collaborative Tables attached to this Situation Report.