Situation:
Case count as of 8:00 a.m. April 13, 2020 |
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Area |
Case count |
Change from yesterday |
Deaths |
Change from yesterday |
Worldwide total |
1,858,124 |
+71,525 |
114,691 |
+5,512 |
Europe |
884,865 |
+26,948 |
77,126 |
+3,174 |
China |
84,317 |
+141 |
3,341 |
+02 |
Middle East |
159,938 |
+8,084 |
6,024 |
+230 |
Asia & Oceania |
65,323 |
+2,711 |
1,735 |
+108 |
Africa |
14,414 |
+775 |
784 |
+40 |
Latin America and Caribbean |
64,352 |
+4,771 |
2,754 |
+232 |
North America |
584,915 |
+28,095 |
22,927 |
+1,726 |
United States |
560,532 |
+27,030 |
22,210 |
+1,662 |
Canada |
24,383 |
+1,065 |
717 |
+64 |
- 421 new cases were reported today in Ontario, bringing the cumulative total to 7,470 (this includes 3,357 resolved cases and 291 deaths).
- In Ontario, a total of 108,230 people have been tested, with tests performed at Public Health Ontario Laboratories and non-Public Health Laboratories. There are currently 1,534 tests under investigation.
- 760 patients are currently hospitalized with COVID-19; 263 are in ICU; and 203 are in ICU on a ventilator.
Actions Taken:
- The Government of Ontario announced yesterday it is developing a new health data platform called the Pandemic Threat Response (PANTHR) that will allow researchers to better support health system planning and responsiveness, including the immediate need to analyze the current COVID-19 outbreak.
- Today, the Government of Ontario announced progress in procuring critical supplies and equipment to ensure that patients, frontline health care workers and first responders have what they need to protect themselves during the COVID-19 outbreak.
- The Command Table met today; a summary of the discussion is attached.
- CMOH Directive #5 shared on April 10 has been uploaded to the ministry’s website.