Covid-19 Cases

• First cases of XBB.1.5 COVID-19 variant found in Saskatchewan

  The report, which covered Dec. 18-31 of 2022, shows that Omicron subvariants made up nearly 82 per cent of COVID-19 cases identified in Saskatchewan.

  Canada

  Jan 7
  
• Canada could see COVID-19 uptick in new year, country’s top doctor warns

  COVID-19 continues to circulate in Canada, but is doing so alongside RSV and influenza. The three viruses have overloaded the Canadian health-care system in recent weeks.

  Canada

  Dec 14, 2022
  
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• Simcoe, Muskoka region raising COVID-19 risk level to high as cases increase

  With COVID-19 cases in the area increasing, the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit is moving the region’s current overall COVID-19 Community Risk Level from moderate to high.

  Health

  Oct 21, 2022
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• Nova Scotia surpasses 500 total COVID-19 deaths in latest weekly update

  With 10 more deaths reported, the COVID-related death toll in Nova Scotia has now surpassed 500. The majority of those deaths happened during the Omicron wave.

  Canada

  Sep 8, 2022
• ‘Tragic milestone’: 1M people have died of COVID-19 so far this year, WHO says

  COVID-19 has killed one million people so far this year — a grim milestone reached this week that shows the world is not 'learning to live' with the virus, the WHO says.

  Health

  Aug 25, 2022
• COVID-19: Nova Scotia reports 5 deaths in weekly update

  Nova Scotia reported five more deaths attributed to COVID-19 and 50 new hospital admissions in its latest update. This follows a week where no new deaths were reported.

  Health

  Aug 11, 2022
• COVID-19: N.B. reports 5 deaths, rise in hospitalizations in weekly update

  Five more New Brunswickers have died of COVID-19 and the number of active hospitalizations has increased, the province announced Tuesday in its weekly update.

  Health

  Jul 19, 2022
• Global COVID-19 cases continue rise for fifth week in a row, WHO reports

  Earlier this week, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pandemic still qualifies as a global emergency and he was “concerned” about the recent spike.

  World

  Jul 14, 2022
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• Hotels being considered for use for rehab patients due to pressure on Victoria hospitals

  In an internal memo to rehab coordinators, Island Health is looking at moving people ready to be discharged out of the hospital and into a hotel before going home.

  Health

  Apr 26, 2022
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• COVID-19 staffing shortages at London Health Sciences Centre could lead to service reductions

  As of Monday, LHSC reported that 288 staff and physicians were off with COVID-19, and more were off because they are a close contact with the virus.

  Health

  Apr 11, 2022