Thread by @jkwan_md

DEC 29: #COVID19 in #Ontario
10436 cases, 3* deaths, 3832 resolved
59259 tests/day, 74535 pending, 26.9% pos
726 hospitalized🏥
190 in ICU (104 on ventilator)

+176,349 vaccinations💉
3,211,538 people with 3x💉
See thread for more graphs📉⤵️
#Covid_19 #covid #Omicron

Last Wed Dec 22 for comparison:

https://twitter.com/jkwan_md/status/1473675539735093254

#Covid19Ontario daily cases vs. total current hospitalizations

[To show the correlation+delay between cases & hospitalizations & hopefully see if there is a wider gap for this wave *if* Omicron is less severe]

https://twitter.com/jkwan_md/status/1470418964576677888

Here it is without the 1:1 adjustment

#Covid19Ontario daily cases vs. total current hospitalizations

A closer look from Aug 1 #Covid19Ontario

#COVID19Ontario:
Daily new cases vs. test % positivity in #Ontario
Line = 7 day moving average. #COVIDー19 #onhealth

#Covid19Ontario daily new cases vs. deaths

Vaccinations remain very effective against severe illness (including hospitalization, ICU, & death)

(1st wave not shown as cases were significantly under-reported due to limited testing criteria)

#COVID19 ICU in #Ontario 🚨🏥
ICU total: 190
ICU non-ventilated: 86
ICU+ventilator: 104

#COVIDー19 #COVID19Ontario #onpoli

Sorry just realized I didn't input the last few days of hospitalizations except today's for the 2nd graph in thread - here it is updated (can't delete earlier tweets as it breaks up the thread)!

#Covid19Ontario daily cases vs. total current hospitalizations

Without 1:1 again

#Covid19Ontario daily cases vs. total current hospitalizations *updated*

#VaccinesWork to reduce the risk of severe illness from #COVID19 🙏🏻🥳 #Ontario #CovidVaccine

🟠Orange line: Unvaccinated
🔵Navy line: Fully vaccinated

Source: covid19-sciencetable.ca/ontario-dashbo…

#VaccinesWork to reduce the risk of *severe illness* from #COVID19, however 2 dose protection against *infection* is reduced due to Omicron.

Get your booster ASAP!💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻
Source: covid19-sciencetable.ca/ontario-dashbo…

Rates of recent #COVID19 cases by age group in Ontario
publichealthontario.ca/en/data-and-an…

Death demographics: 3 new deaths
*(0 from data corrections, 3 new)
<19: 0
20-39: 0
40-59: -1
60-79: 1
80+: 3

+6 new ICU admissions
+44 hospitalizations
files.ontario.ca/moh-covid-19-r…

#Covid19 Variants in Ontario

S gene target failure (SGTF) is considered a marker for the Omicron variant.

Sources: covid19-sciencetable.ca/ontario-dashbo… files.ontario.ca/moh-covid-19-r…

Source: covid-19.ontario.ca/data

Keep doing what you already know:
😷Use well-fitted quality masks
💪🏻Get vaxed/boosted
🪟Improve ventilation
🏠Isolate if sick/exposed
🫂Avoid indoor crowds
🧪Test!

https://twitter.com/jkwan_md/status/1474472550939992067