Situation:
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Case count as of 8:00 a.m. April 8, 2020 |
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|
Area |
Case count |
Change from yesterday |
Deaths |
Change from yesterday |
|
Worldwide total |
1,447,051 |
+99,133 |
83,130 |
+8,396 |
|
Europe |
720,660 |
+45,704 |
58,317 |
+5,642 |
|
China |
83,783 |
+188 |
3,333 |
+02 |
|
Middle East |
122,077 |
+9,912 |
4,981 |
+359 |
|
Asia & Oceania |
51,404 |
+3,060 |
1,173 |
+120 |
|
Africa |
10,667 |
+884 |
534 |
+59 |
|
Latin America and Caribbean |
39,417 |
+3,878 |
1,574 |
+236 |
|
North America |
419,043 |
+35,507 |
13,218 |
+1,978 |
|
United States |
401,146 |
+34,277 |
12,837 |
+1,920 |
|
Canada |
17,897 |
+1,230 |
381 |
+58 |
- 550 new cases were reported today in Ontario, bringing the cumulative total to 5,276 (this includes 2,074 resolved cases and 174 deaths).
- In Ontario, a total of 84,601 people have been tested, with tests performed at Public Health Ontario Laboratories and non-Public Health Laboratories. There are currently 1,102 tests under investigation.
- 605 patients are currently hospitalized with COVID-19; 246 are in ICU; and 195 are in ICU on a ventilator.
Actions Taken:
- A testing guidance update, with a focus on testing of vulnerable populations, as well as health care workers and first responders.
- Updated CMOH Directive #3 to strengthen screening, testing and outbreak management in long-term care homes.
- Webinars were held on April 1, 2020 to share with public health units (PHUs) and long-term care homes (LTCHs) the best practices and guidance on infection prevention and control in LTCHs relating to COVID-19. A recording of the PHU session can be found [bit.ly/20200401-LTC-PHU]here and a recording of the LTCH session can be found [bit.ly/20200401-LTC]here. Additionally, the ministry’s guidance to LTCHs can be found on the ministry’s website and a foundational document on control of respiratory infections in long-term care homes can be found here.
- The Command Table met today; a summary of the meeting is attached.