Thread by @jkwan_md

APR 29: #COVID19 in #Ontario
2760 cases, 20* deaths, 3462 resolved
19235 tests/day, 7135 pending, 13.2% pos
1679 hospitalized🏥
209 in ICU (94 on ventilator)

+33,077 vaccinations💉
See thread for more graphs📈⤵️
#Covid_19 #covid #Omicron

#COVID19 ICU in #Ontario 🚨🏥
ICU total: 209
ICU non-ventilated: 115
ICU+ventilator: 94

#COVIDー19 #COVID19Ontario #onpoli

#Covid19Ontario daily cases vs. total current hospitalizations

#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……

https://twitter.com/jkwan_md/status/1481289322800295938

Hospitalization🏥
'For' Covid: 44.0%
'With' Covid: 56.0%

ICU🚨
'For' Covid: 70.4%
'With' Covid: 29.6%

Distinction unclear, Covid-19 can worsen existing conditions or cause complications requiring hospitalization. No comparison to previous waves.

Wastewater signal for #Covid19Ontario 🚽
Source: @COVIDSciOntario

covid19-sciencetable.ca/ontario-dashbo……

Wastewater signal for #Covid19Ontario 🚽
(By region) Source: @COVIDSciOntario

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).

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

#Covid19Ontario daily cases vs. daily tests

#Covid19Ontario:
Cases & deaths from the beginning of the pandemic

A closer look from Dec 1, 2021 (cases & deaths)

Death demographics: 20 new deaths
*(1 from data correction, 19 new)
<19: 0
20-39: 1
40-59: 2
60-79: 5
80+: 12

+16 new ICU admission
+141 hospitalizations
files.ontario.ca/moh-covid-19-r…

Rates of recent hospitalization by age group
Source: publichealthontario.ca/en/data-and-an…

Case numbers under-reported due to limited testing access. 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!