Covid Deaths

• Paxlovid slashed severe outcomes for at-risk patients after Omicron surge, study finds

  Canadians at risk of severe illness from COVID-19 who took Paxlovid had a significantly lower risk of being hospitalized or dying as a result of the virus, a new study shows.

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  Feb 13
  
• B.C. reports fewest patients in hospital with COVID-19 in over a year

  As of Jan. 26, there were 228 positive COVID-19 cases in hospital, the fewest since the province moved to its 'census' model of hospital reporting on Jan. 14, 2022,

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  Jan 26
  
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• COVID misinformation led to at least 2,800 deaths in Canada, $300M in costs: report

  Misinformation related to COVID-19 caused at least 2,800 deaths, led to 13,000 additional hospitalizations and cost hospitals $300 million in expenses, according to a new report.

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  Jan 26
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• WHO head ‘very concerned’ about COVID deaths as emergency declaration call looms

  As the World Health Organization prepares to decide whether COVID-19 remains a global emergency, key pandemic indicators show from the virus deaths are rising globally.

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  Jan 24
• China reports nearly 60,000 COVID-related deaths in past month after data criticism

  China on Saturday reported nearly 60,000 deaths in people who had COVID-19 since early December following complaints it was failing to release data.

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  Jan 14
• WHO scientists meeting with China want ‘more realistic’ COVID info amid infection surge

  Scientists advising the WHO say they want a "more realistic picture" about the COVID-19 situation from China's experts at a meeting Tuesday as worries grow about outbreaks in China

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  Jan 3
• More investment needed to counter COVID-19 misinformation, Canada’s top doctor says

  Theresa Tam says more investments are needed to combat misinformation about vaccines and pandemic measures to ensure Canada is ready for possible new COVID-19 variants of concern.

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  Dec 23, 2022
• COVID-19: Peterborough Public Health reports 100th death of 2022

  Approximately 77 per cent of the COVID-19-related deaths in the Peterborough area have occurred in 2022.

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  Dec 13, 2022
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• COVID-19 cases in B.C. hospitals, provincewide test positivity dip slightly

  The number of COVID-19 cases in B.C. hospitals edged slightly downward this week as the province continues to grapple with an unusually difficult respiratory illness season.

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  Dec 9, 2022
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• 2 Albertans in their 20s added to COVID-19 deaths

  Forty new deaths were added to the province’s pandemic death toll in the week ending Nov. 21, bringing the total to 5,177.

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  Nov 23, 2022