Canada S Covid 19 Hospitalizations And Deaths Steady But Higher Than Past Summers National

As of Wednesday, Canada is seeing an average of 3,475 laboratory-confirmed cases and 44 deaths per day, according to provincial and territorial data compiled by Global News. Currently, 5,158 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, including 305 patients in intensive care. While these numbers are down slightly from the brief flurry of infections in June and July, they remain much higher than the rates seen in the summers of 2020 and 2021. In previous years, there were an average of about 350 hospital patients per day during the summer months. Although hospitalizations increased in August 2021 and September of that year, they peaked at half the current rate. Story continues below ad The current death rate has also far eclipsed past summers, when the average number of deaths per day was in the single digits. Previous evidence points to the summer months as predictable lulls in the pandemic, as people spend more time outdoors where there is less transmission of the virus. But the more virulent Omicron variant overturned that thinking, and further mutations – including the current sub-variant BA.5 and its predecessor, BA.2 – have led to more waves of infections this year than in the past.

		Read more: ‘We can’t live with 15,000 deaths a week’: WHO warns of rise in COVID deaths 		

Story continues below ad The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that the dominance of BA.5 has led to a 35 percent increase in reported COVID-10-related deaths worldwide over the past four weeks. In the last week alone, 15,000 people have died from COVID-19 worldwide, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “There is a lot of talk about learning to live with this virus, but we cannot live with 15,000 deaths a week. We cannot live with increasing hospitalizations and deaths,” he told a press conference. “We cannot live with unequal access to vaccines and other tools. Learning to live with COVID-19 doesn’t mean pretending it’s not there. It means we use the tools we have to protect ourselves and protect others.” 1:14 Fall COVID guidance: Expert urges Canadians to watch out for flu too Fall COVID guidance: Expert urges Canadians to watch out for flu too Canada’s public health chief, Dr. Theresa Tam, said the country is in a period of pandemic transition that will likely lead to further waves this year, warning in June that COVID-19 “hasn’t left the scene.” Story continues below ad Public health officials have turned their attention to a possible severe surge in the fall and winter. Planning is underway to provide booster doses of vaccine to all adults who will request vaccine, while ensuring that vulnerable populations receive an additional dose. Experts say the boosters are important, as current vaccines do not adequately protect against Omicron and its subvariants, allowing “disruptive outbreaks” and even reinfections among vaccinated people. “However, there is evidence that if you have the vaccine, you are very likely not to end up in the hospital,” said Dr. Horacio Bach, infectious disease researcher and assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. “People (infected with COVID-19) will say, ‘It’s just some kind of flu, it’s okay, I’ll stay home.’ This is the result of vaccines.” 1:43 Expert says Canada can expect spike in COVID-19 cases during fall and winter Expert says Canada can expect spike in COVID-19 cases during fall and winter Public Health Canada notes that between June 6 and July 3 this year, unvaccinated cases were three times more likely to be hospitalized and four times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to vaccinated cases. Story continues below ad Tedros urged everyone who has access to a booster dose to get one and to continue wearing masks when it is impossible to keep distance from others. As of Monday, 86.1 percent of the Canadian population has received at least one dose of an approved vaccine for COVID-19, while 82.4 percent have received at least two doses. However, just under half – 49.7 percent – have received at least one more booster dose. Although hospitalizations nationally remain relatively stable, there are indications that more patients are being admitted with symptoms. Hospital admissions are increasing in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec, according to the latest updates. Most provinces except Quebec have switched to weekly data reporting, while Saskatchewan is set to release its first monthly report on Thursday. To date, provinces and territories have confirmed more than 4,125,000 cases of COVID-19, including 43,471 deaths. — With files from Rachel Gilmore © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

title: “Canada S Covid 19 Hospitalizations And Deaths Steady But Higher Than Past Summers National Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-26” author: “Alexis Mcgaughey”

As of Wednesday, Canada is seeing an average of 3,475 laboratory-confirmed cases and 44 deaths per day, according to provincial and territorial data compiled by Global News. Currently, 5,158 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, including 305 patients in intensive care. While these numbers are down slightly from the brief flurry of infections in June and July, they remain much higher than the rates seen in the summers of 2020 and 2021. In previous years, there were an average of about 350 hospital patients per day during the summer months. Although hospitalizations increased in August 2021 and September of that year, they peaked at half the current rate. Story continues below ad The current death rate has also far eclipsed past summers, when the average number of deaths per day was in the single digits. Previous evidence points to the summer months as predictable lulls in the pandemic, as people spend more time outdoors where there is less transmission of the virus. But the more virulent Omicron variant overturned that thinking, and further mutations – including the current sub-variant BA.5 and its predecessor, BA.2 – have led to more waves of infections this year than in the past.

		Read more: ‘We can’t live with 15,000 deaths a week’: WHO warns of rise in COVID deaths 		

Story continues below ad The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that the dominance of BA.5 has led to a 35 percent increase in reported COVID-10-related deaths worldwide over the past four weeks. In the last week alone, 15,000 people have died from COVID-19 worldwide, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “There is a lot of talk about learning to live with this virus, but we cannot live with 15,000 deaths a week. We cannot live with increasing hospitalizations and deaths,” he told a press conference. “We cannot live with unequal access to vaccines and other tools. Learning to live with COVID-19 doesn’t mean pretending it’s not there. It means we use the tools we have to protect ourselves and protect others.” 1:14 Fall COVID guidance: Expert urges Canadians to watch out for flu too Fall COVID guidance: Expert urges Canadians to watch out for flu too Canada’s public health chief, Dr. Theresa Tam, said the country is in a period of pandemic transition that will likely lead to further waves this year, warning in June that COVID-19 “hasn’t left the scene.” Story continues below ad Public health officials have turned their attention to a possible severe surge in the fall and winter. Planning is underway to provide booster doses of vaccine to all adults who will request vaccine, while ensuring that vulnerable populations receive an additional dose. Experts say the boosters are important, as current vaccines do not adequately protect against Omicron and its subvariants, allowing “disruptive outbreaks” and even reinfections among vaccinated people. “However, there is evidence that if you have the vaccine, you are very likely not to end up in the hospital,” said Dr. Horacio Bach, infectious disease researcher and assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. “People (infected with COVID-19) will say, ‘It’s just some kind of flu, it’s okay, I’ll stay home.’ This is the result of vaccines.” 1:43 Expert says Canada can expect spike in COVID-19 cases during fall and winter Expert says Canada can expect spike in COVID-19 cases during fall and winter Public Health Canada notes that between June 6 and July 3 this year, unvaccinated cases were three times more likely to be hospitalized and four times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to vaccinated cases. Story continues below ad Tedros urged everyone who has access to a booster dose to get one and to continue wearing masks when it is impossible to keep distance from others. As of Monday, 86.1 percent of the Canadian population has received at least one dose of an approved vaccine for COVID-19, while 82.4 percent have received at least two doses. However, just under half – 49.7 percent – have received at least one more booster dose. Although hospitalizations nationally remain relatively stable, there are indications that more patients are being admitted with symptoms. Hospital admissions are increasing in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec, according to the latest updates. Most provinces except Quebec have switched to weekly data reporting, while Saskatchewan is set to release its first monthly report on Thursday. To date, provinces and territories have confirmed more than 4,125,000 cases of COVID-19, including 43,471 deaths. — With files from Rachel Gilmore © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

title: “Canada S Covid 19 Hospitalizations And Deaths Steady But Higher Than Past Summers National Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-10-23” author: “Edward Karam”

As of Wednesday, Canada is seeing an average of 3,475 laboratory-confirmed cases and 44 deaths per day, according to provincial and territorial data compiled by Global News. Currently, 5,158 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, including 305 patients in intensive care. While these numbers are down slightly from the brief flurry of infections in June and July, they remain much higher than the rates seen in the summers of 2020 and 2021. In previous years, there were an average of about 350 hospital patients per day during the summer months. Although hospitalizations increased in August 2021 and September of that year, they peaked at half the current rate. Story continues below ad The current death rate has also far eclipsed past summers, when the average number of deaths per day was in the single digits. Previous evidence points to the summer months as predictable lulls in the pandemic, as people spend more time outdoors where there is less transmission of the virus. But the more virulent Omicron variant overturned that thinking, and further mutations – including the current sub-variant BA.5 and its predecessor, BA.2 – have led to more waves of infections this year than in the past.

		Read more: ‘We can’t live with 15,000 deaths a week’: WHO warns of rise in COVID deaths 		

Story continues below ad The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that the dominance of BA.5 has led to a 35 percent increase in reported COVID-10-related deaths worldwide over the past four weeks. In the last week alone, 15,000 people have died from COVID-19 worldwide, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “There is a lot of talk about learning to live with this virus, but we cannot live with 15,000 deaths a week. We cannot live with increasing hospitalizations and deaths,” he told a press conference. “We cannot live with unequal access to vaccines and other tools. Learning to live with COVID-19 doesn’t mean pretending it’s not there. It means we use the tools we have to protect ourselves and protect others.” 1:14 Fall COVID guidance: Expert urges Canadians to watch out for flu too Fall COVID guidance: Expert urges Canadians to watch out for flu too Canada’s public health chief, Dr. Theresa Tam, said the country is in a period of pandemic transition that will likely lead to further waves this year, warning in June that COVID-19 “hasn’t left the scene.” Story continues below ad Public health officials have turned their attention to a possible severe surge in the fall and winter. Planning is underway to provide booster doses of vaccine to all adults who will request vaccine, while ensuring that vulnerable populations receive an additional dose. Experts say the boosters are important, as current vaccines do not adequately protect against Omicron and its subvariants, allowing “disruptive outbreaks” and even reinfections among vaccinated people. “However, there is evidence that if you have the vaccine, you are very likely not to end up in the hospital,” said Dr. Horacio Bach, infectious disease researcher and assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. “People (infected with COVID-19) will say, ‘It’s just some kind of flu, it’s okay, I’ll stay home.’ This is the result of vaccines.” 1:43 Expert says Canada can expect spike in COVID-19 cases during fall and winter Expert says Canada can expect spike in COVID-19 cases during fall and winter Public Health Canada notes that between June 6 and July 3 this year, unvaccinated cases were three times more likely to be hospitalized and four times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to vaccinated cases. Story continues below ad Tedros urged everyone who has access to a booster dose to get one and to continue wearing masks when it is impossible to keep distance from others. As of Monday, 86.1 percent of the Canadian population has received at least one dose of an approved vaccine for COVID-19, while 82.4 percent have received at least two doses. However, just under half – 49.7 percent – have received at least one more booster dose. Although hospitalizations nationally remain relatively stable, there are indications that more patients are being admitted with symptoms. Hospital admissions are increasing in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec, according to the latest updates. Most provinces except Quebec have switched to weekly data reporting, while Saskatchewan is set to release its first monthly report on Thursday. To date, provinces and territories have confirmed more than 4,125,000 cases of COVID-19, including 43,471 deaths. — With files from Rachel Gilmore © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

title: “Canada S Covid 19 Hospitalizations And Deaths Steady But Higher Than Past Summers National Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-12-17” author: “Jennifer Caballero”

As of Wednesday, Canada is seeing an average of 3,475 laboratory-confirmed cases and 44 deaths per day, according to provincial and territorial data compiled by Global News. Currently, 5,158 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, including 305 patients in intensive care. While these numbers are down slightly from the brief flurry of infections in June and July, they remain much higher than the rates seen in the summers of 2020 and 2021. In previous years, there were an average of about 350 hospital patients per day during the summer months. Although hospitalizations increased in August 2021 and September of that year, they peaked at half the current rate. Story continues below ad The current death rate has also far eclipsed past summers, when the average number of deaths per day was in the single digits. Previous evidence points to the summer months as predictable lulls in the pandemic, as people spend more time outdoors where there is less transmission of the virus. But the more virulent Omicron variant overturned that thinking, and further mutations – including the current sub-variant BA.5 and its predecessor, BA.2 – have led to more waves of infections this year than in the past.

		Read more: ‘We can’t live with 15,000 deaths a week’: WHO warns of rise in COVID deaths 		

Story continues below ad The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that the dominance of BA.5 has led to a 35 percent increase in reported COVID-10-related deaths worldwide over the past four weeks. In the last week alone, 15,000 people have died from COVID-19 worldwide, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “There is a lot of talk about learning to live with this virus, but we cannot live with 15,000 deaths a week. We cannot live with increasing hospitalizations and deaths,” he told a press conference. “We cannot live with unequal access to vaccines and other tools. Learning to live with COVID-19 doesn’t mean pretending it’s not there. It means we use the tools we have to protect ourselves and protect others.” 1:14 Fall COVID guidance: Expert urges Canadians to watch out for flu too Fall COVID guidance: Expert urges Canadians to watch out for flu too Canada’s public health chief, Dr. Theresa Tam, said the country is in a period of pandemic transition that will likely lead to further waves this year, warning in June that COVID-19 “hasn’t left the scene.” Story continues below ad Public health officials have turned their attention to a possible severe surge in the fall and winter. Planning is underway to provide booster doses of vaccine to all adults who will request vaccine, while ensuring that vulnerable populations receive an additional dose. Experts say the boosters are important, as current vaccines do not adequately protect against Omicron and its subvariants, allowing “disruptive outbreaks” and even reinfections among vaccinated people. “However, there is evidence that if you have the vaccine, you are very likely not to end up in the hospital,” said Dr. Horacio Bach, infectious disease researcher and assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. “People (infected with COVID-19) will say, ‘It’s just some kind of flu, it’s okay, I’ll stay home.’ This is the result of vaccines.” 1:43 Expert says Canada can expect spike in COVID-19 cases during fall and winter Expert says Canada can expect spike in COVID-19 cases during fall and winter Public Health Canada notes that between June 6 and July 3 this year, unvaccinated cases were three times more likely to be hospitalized and four times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to vaccinated cases. Story continues below ad Tedros urged everyone who has access to a booster dose to get one and to continue wearing masks when it is impossible to keep distance from others. As of Monday, 86.1 percent of the Canadian population has received at least one dose of an approved vaccine for COVID-19, while 82.4 percent have received at least two doses. However, just under half – 49.7 percent – have received at least one more booster dose. Although hospitalizations nationally remain relatively stable, there are indications that more patients are being admitted with symptoms. Hospital admissions are increasing in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec, according to the latest updates. Most provinces except Quebec have switched to weekly data reporting, while Saskatchewan is set to release its first monthly report on Thursday. To date, provinces and territories have confirmed more than 4,125,000 cases of COVID-19, including 43,471 deaths. — With files from Rachel Gilmore © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.

title: “Canada S Covid 19 Hospitalizations And Deaths Steady But Higher Than Past Summers National Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-26” author: “Steven Roman”

As of Wednesday, Canada is seeing an average of 3,475 laboratory-confirmed cases and 44 deaths per day, according to provincial and territorial data compiled by Global News. Currently, 5,158 people are hospitalized with COVID-19, including 305 patients in intensive care. While these numbers are down slightly from the brief flurry of infections in June and July, they remain much higher than the rates seen in the summers of 2020 and 2021. In previous years, there were an average of about 350 hospital patients per day during the summer months. Although hospitalizations increased in August 2021 and September of that year, they peaked at half the current rate. Story continues below ad The current death rate has also far eclipsed past summers, when the average number of deaths per day was in the single digits. Previous evidence points to the summer months as predictable lulls in the pandemic, as people spend more time outdoors where there is less transmission of the virus. But the more virulent Omicron variant overturned that thinking, and further mutations – including the current sub-variant BA.5 and its predecessor, BA.2 – have led to more waves of infections this year than in the past.

		Read more: ‘We can’t live with 15,000 deaths a week’: WHO warns of rise in COVID deaths 		

Story continues below ad The World Health Organization warned on Wednesday that the dominance of BA.5 has led to a 35 percent increase in reported COVID-10-related deaths worldwide over the past four weeks. In the last week alone, 15,000 people have died from COVID-19 worldwide, according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “There is a lot of talk about learning to live with this virus, but we cannot live with 15,000 deaths a week. We cannot live with increasing hospitalizations and deaths,” he told a press conference. “We cannot live with unequal access to vaccines and other tools. Learning to live with COVID-19 doesn’t mean pretending it’s not there. It means we use the tools we have to protect ourselves and protect others.” 1:14 Fall COVID guidance: Expert urges Canadians to watch out for flu too Fall COVID guidance: Expert urges Canadians to watch out for flu too Canada’s public health chief, Dr. Theresa Tam, said the country is in a period of pandemic transition that will likely lead to further waves this year, warning in June that COVID-19 “hasn’t left the scene.” Story continues below ad Public health officials have turned their attention to a possible severe surge in the fall and winter. Planning is underway to provide booster doses of vaccine to all adults who will request vaccine, while ensuring that vulnerable populations receive an additional dose. Experts say the boosters are important, as current vaccines do not adequately protect against Omicron and its subvariants, allowing “disruptive outbreaks” and even reinfections among vaccinated people. “However, there is evidence that if you have the vaccine, you are very likely not to end up in the hospital,” said Dr. Horacio Bach, infectious disease researcher and assistant professor at the University of British Columbia. “People (infected with COVID-19) will say, ‘It’s just some kind of flu, it’s okay, I’ll stay home.’ This is the result of vaccines.” 1:43 Expert says Canada can expect spike in COVID-19 cases during fall and winter Expert says Canada can expect spike in COVID-19 cases during fall and winter Public Health Canada notes that between June 6 and July 3 this year, unvaccinated cases were three times more likely to be hospitalized and four times more likely to die from COVID-19 compared to vaccinated cases. Story continues below ad Tedros urged everyone who has access to a booster dose to get one and to continue wearing masks when it is impossible to keep distance from others. As of Monday, 86.1 percent of the Canadian population has received at least one dose of an approved vaccine for COVID-19, while 82.4 percent have received at least two doses. However, just under half – 49.7 percent – have received at least one more booster dose. Although hospitalizations nationally remain relatively stable, there are indications that more patients are being admitted with symptoms. Hospital admissions are increasing in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec, according to the latest updates. Most provinces except Quebec have switched to weekly data reporting, while Saskatchewan is set to release its first monthly report on Thursday. To date, provinces and territories have confirmed more than 4,125,000 cases of COVID-19, including 43,471 deaths. — With files from Rachel Gilmore © 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.