Long-term care/retirement home CASE FATALITY RATES
Wave 1 (to Aug 17)
Wave 2 (to Feb 18)
Wave 3 (Feb 19 to date)
Note: some of deaths reported in W3 may have happened in W2 due to slow reporting in this sector.
Apr 2
Since Feb 2020
For every 1 Atlantic and Northern #Canadian in long-term care & retirement homes who DIED of #COVID19, this many people in LTC/RHs died of C19 in other regions*
BC 6X
AB 10X
SK 4X
MB 13X
ON 11X
QC 32X #Canada 14X
*adjusted for population differences
Apr 2
#COVID19#Canada long-term care & retirement home DEATHS since Feb 2020
Tables: Per capita deaths + change last 7 days, % total deaths in LTC/RH
Graphs:
-Total & per capita values (L)
-% total deaths in LTC/RH (R top)
Estimated excess deaths/100K in different age groups (all, 45+, 65+) compared to reported C19 deaths and C19 deaths estimated from seroprevalence data and current case fatality rates
Estimated excess deaths are adjusted for toxic drug deaths.
Wave 1 (to Aug 17)
Wave 2 (to Feb 18)
Wave 3 (Feb 19 to date)
Apr 2
Since Feb 2020
For every 1 Atlantic & Northern #Canadian in long-term care & retirement homes DIAGNOSED with #COVID19, this many people in LTC/RHs were DIAGNOSED in other regions*
People have been asking about accounts to follow for H5N1 info.
Here are accounts that provide excellent, fast, thorough and judicious reporting and H5N1 discussions on Twitter geared toward people who are not technical experts
The wonderful @MackayIM is still here, but his account is now closed.
@HelenBranswell @Laurie_Garrett @DelthiaRicks @weese_scott @deonandan @NGrandvaux @ProMED_mail @MackayIM These are just a few people whose accounts I keep an eye on regularly to help me catch up/point me toward emerging info--they often share other good info and discussions.
The Forecast score is the lowest it's been since the start of Omicron. About 1 in 47 people in Canada is currently infected. Forecast scores are dropping 7%/week for Canada (-15 to +3%/week for all regions).