As of Saturday, May 23, there were 82,892 Covid-19 cases, including 6,277 deaths, across Canada, according to Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s Chief Public Health Officer.
More than 42,980 or 52 percent of cases are now recovered. Labs across Canada have tested 1,429,000 people for Covid-19 to date, with about 5 percent of these testing positive, she said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Durham Region Health Department yesterday said 1,342 Covid-19 cases have been reported in the region since February 29.
The Covid-19 count on Friday had stood at 1,324.
Of the total cases, 23 are hospitalized, of which 4 are in Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Deaths total 167, of which 142 were in long term care homes (LTCH). Recoveries number 1,010.
Durham Health yesterday updated the overall community-wide Covid breakdown. The highest number of cases at 484 were in Pickering followed by 346 in Ajax and 216 in Oshawa.
Death Toll: One each in Pickering and Uxbridge
- Of the 87 reported deaths in Pickering, 85 were in LTCH
- Of the 34 reported deaths in Ajax, 30 were in LTCH – no change
- Three deaths were reported in Whitby [none in LTCH] – no change
- Of the 23 reported deaths in Oshawa, 15 were in LTCH – no change
- Seven deaths were reported in Clarington [none in LTCH] – no change
- Thirteen deaths were reported in Uxbridge, 12 in LTCH
- No deaths have been reported in Scugog or Brock – no change
Note: The data were extracted from the integrated Public Health Information System at 1 pm yesterday.
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