Thread by @jkwan_md

JAN 7: #COVID19 in #Ontario
11899 cases, 43* deaths, 11946 resolved
61137 tests/day, 100224 pending, 26.6% pos
2472 hospitalized🏥
338 in ICU (177 on ventilator)

+194,093 vaccinations💉
4,406,948 people with 3x💉 (29.9%)
See thread for more graphs📉⤵️
#Covid_19 #covid #Omicron

Last Friday Dec 31 for comparison:

https://twitter.com/jkwan_md/status/1476933603837755397

Of the 43 deaths, 42 are new, only 1 is a data correction.

Yesterday there were 20 deaths (20 new, 0 from data correction)

Age of deaths to come later in thread.

#COVID19 ICU in #Ontario🏥🚨
ICU total: 338
ICU non-ventilated: 161
ICU+ventilator: 177

#COVIDー19 #COVID19Ontario #onpoli

#Covid19Ontario daily cases vs. total current hospitalizations

[To show the correlation+delay between cases & hospitalizations]

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

Here it is without the 1:1 adjustment

#Covid19Ontario daily cases vs. total current hospitalizations

#Covid19Ontario daily cases vs. daily tests

Case counts severely undercounted due to limited testing since Dec 31 (cannot access PCR unless high-risk, rapid tests not counted). Over 100k tests pending result.

#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…

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

Case counts severely undercounted due to limited testing since Dec 31 (cannot access PCR unless high-risk, rapid tests not counted). Over 100k tests pending.

Although the province's dataset reported that 42 deaths are "new" and 1 is data correction, apparently they also issued a statement saying there is indeed a data catchup⤵️
data.ontario.ca/dataset/status…

https://twitter.com/EdTubb/status/1479472961044238341

A closer look from Aug 1 #Covid19Ontario

17.5% of Ontarians are unvaccinated, but account for 23.6% of hospitalizations & 49.2% of ICU admissions.

(Unknown status excluded, age/demographics not available.)

Source: covid-19.ontario.ca/data#vaccine-s…

#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)

#Covid19Ontario daily tests in Ontario
#CovidTesting

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

Death demographics: 43 new deaths
*(? from data corrections, ? new)
<19: -1
20-39: 1
40-59: 3
60-79: 21
80+: 19

+21 new ICU admissions
+196 hospitalizations
files.ontario.ca/moh-covid-19-r…

https://twitter.com/jkwan_md/status/1479475958566604807

#Covid19 Vaccinations in Ontario by Dose #

Case numbers under-reported due to limited testing access. Source: covid-19.ontario.ca/data

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

Report your rapid test result⤵️

https://twitter.com/thelocalhealth/status/1477399491774980098