Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “The latest provincial and territorial data show that an average of 2,424 people with COVID-19 were being treated in Canadian hospitals each day during the most recent 7-day period (Sep 23-29), which is 8 per cent higher than last week. This … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “The latest national seven-day average of 4,303 new cases reported daily (Sep 17-23) is a decrease of 1.6 per cent over the previous week. We are cautiously optimistic that recent tightening of public health measures in areas where the virus has … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued a statement: “The latest national seven-day average of 4,375 new cases reported daily (Sept. 10-16) is an increase of 16 per cent over the previous week. Following weeks of rising case counts, national severity trends are also increasing, primarily involving unvaccinated people. The latest provincial and territorial … Read more
The Public Health Agency of Canada issued a statement: “Nationally, the average number of daily new cases reported is now over 4,300. On average, almost 1,950 people with COVID-19 are being treated in our hospitals each day, including over 650 in intensive care units and an average of 25 deaths are being reported daily. Reported cases … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “The latest national seven-day average of 3,774 new cases reported daily (Sep 3-9) is an increase of 8 per cent over the previous week. Following weeks of rising case counts, national severity trends are also increasing, primarily involving unvaccinated people. The … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: “The latest national seven-day average of 3,486 new cases reported daily (Aug 27-Sep 2) is an increase of 22 per cent over the previous week. After several weeks of rising case counts, national severity trends have begun to increase, primarily involving … Read more
Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Theresa Tam, issued a statement: “Since the last modelling update on July 30, national daily case counts have continued to increase along the strong resurgence trajectory. The latest national seven-day average of 2,848 new cases reported daily (Aug 20-26) is an increase of 29 per cent over the previous week. After several weeks of rising … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Chief Public Health Officer of Canada, issued a statement: “The latest national seven-day average of 2,216 new cases reported daily (Aug 13-19) is an increase of 38 per cent over the previous week. After several weeks of rising case counts in some of Canada’s most populous jurisdictions, national severity trends have begun to increase, primarily involving unvaccinated people,” … Read more
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer, issued the following statement on COVID-19: ” The latest national seven-day moving average of 1,609 new cases reported daily (Aug 6-12), is an increase of 70 per cent over the previous week. Following the recent rise in cases, we are now seeing early signs of increases in severity … Read more
Health Minister Patty Hajdu (Thunder Bay-Superior North, Ont.) announced an investment of up to $1.28 million in funding for three organizations to promote mental health and wellbeing, and to promote health equity by tackling systemic challenges and barriers faced by Black LGBTQI+ Canadians. The full release is available online. Call 613-957-0200. Chief Public Health Officer Dr. Theresa Tam issued … Read more
