Two doses of a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine were 40% effective against emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalization in preschool-aged children during a period of Omicron variant predominance, estimates a test-negative, case-control study using data from the New Vaccine Surveillance Network (NVSN).
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📈 The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal for Ottawa has increased substantially (+1,826%) since a low on July 12, 2023. It is extremely high.
⚠️ The 7-day average of percent positivity is extremely high (19.94%).
🏥 Confirmed COVID-19 patients in Ottawa hospitals: 160 ( decrease of 43).
In 2023, there have been 114 COVID-19 outbreaks at Ottawa’s hospitals so far, leading to 18 deaths and 953 known cases of COVID-19.
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COVID-19: Peterborough risk index still high as 1 death, 11 active outbreaks reported
For the fifth consecutive week, the community risk index for COVID-19 for the Peterborough, Ont., region remains at a high level, public health officials report.
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Most Ottawa COVID-19 signals are very high
The city’s COVID-19 numbers to watch are mostly very high, and they are either stable or rising in this week’s Ottawa Public Health (OPH) updates.
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Toronto ER doctor says winter surge of respiratory illnesses has begun
Toronto emergency room doctors say the winter surge of COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections is underway, with hospitals seeing a wave of visits across the GTA.
In the last week, nearly 250 Ontarians have been admitted to hospital, and Public Health Ontario (PHO) reports the COVID-19 wastewater signal is at its highest level in more than a year.
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Cancer patients with COVID at higher risk of death, hospitalization amid Omicron
A study from Israel finds that adult solid-cancer patients had a higher risk of death and hospitalization after COVID-19 infection than infected patients without cancer during a period of Omicron variant predominance and that vaccination lowered that risk.
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Sask. flu cases surge as COVID-19 trend remains ‘elevated’
According to Saskatchewan’s latest respiratory illness surveillance report, flu season has descended on the province, with a dramatic spike in confirmed cases.
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Ontario COVID wastewater signal hits one-year peak: ‘Your chance of being exposed is very high’
In a sign that COVID-19 continues to affect the lives of Ontarians, even if the virus is far from the minds of many, both the province’s wastewater signal and nationwide hospitalizations for the virus have reached one-year highs.
And they’re on their way up.
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COVID-19: Peterborough area risk index remains high; 2 outbreaks at PRHC
For the fourth week in a row, the community risk index for COVID-19 for the Peterborough, Ont., region remains at a high level, public health officials report.
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Alberta’s new COVID stats page can be confusing. Here are the key numbers — and what they mean
Alberta’s new respiratory virus dashboard provides weekly updates on the spread of COVID‑19 in the province, but making sense of the numbers can be a challenge — and it’s particularly difficult to figure out how many people have died.
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Ottawa-Gatineau community update | 2023‑11‑22
📈 The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal for Ottawa has increased substantially (+1,684%) since a low on July 12, 2023.
⚠️ The 7-day average of percent positivity is extremely high (17.23%).
🏥 Confirmed COVID-19 patients in Ottawa hospitals: 203 ( increase of 25).
Since January 1, 2023, there have been 105 COVID-19 outbreaks at Ottawa’s hospitals, leading to 15 deaths and 865 known cases of COVID-19.
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N.B. COVID-19 death toll increases by 4, child under 4 hospitalized
COVID-19 has killed at least four more New Brunswickers aged 65 or older, and a child under four is among those hospitalized for or with the virus between Nov. 5 and Nov. 11, figures released by the province Tuesday show.
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COVID-19 numbers down, flu and RSV up in B.C.
New data suggests that COVID-19 activity in British Columbia is trending downward, while influenza and RSV are on the rise.
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Total hospitalized with COVID-19 in B.C. climbs in latest weekly update
The number of people with COVID-19 in B.C. hospitals rose this week, while other data released Thursday by the B.C. Centre for Disease Control was a mixed bag.
There were 263 test-positive COVID patients in provincial hospitals Thursday, up from 244 last week, an increase of 7.7 per cent.
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COVID outbreaks continuing as Ottawa heads for repeat of triple-demic
Hospitals continue to deal with multiple COVID‑19 outbreaks in Ottawa as rising case counts, outbreaks and wastewater data indicate the city is headed into an anticipated fall viral triple-demic.
For the first time this season, there are signs that Influenza A is beginning to circulate widely in Ottawa, wastewater surveillance shows. For now, though, COVID‑19 remains the dominant and most destructive respiratory illness circulating, along with RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) to a lesser extent.
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Ottawa-Gatineau community update | 2023‑11‑15
📈 The COVID-19 wastewater viral signal for Ottawa has increased substantially (+1,246%) since a low on July 12, 2023.
⚠️ The 7-day average of percent positivity is extremely high (18.74%).
🏥 Confirmed COVID-19 patients in Ottawa hospitals: 178 ( increase of 65).
Since September 1, 2023, there have been 37 COVID-19 outbreaks at Ottawa’s hospitals, leading to three recent deaths and 314 known cases of COVID-19.
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COVID-19 cases show major weekly rise, OPH says
Ottawa Public Health on Wednesday reported three more deaths due to COVID-19, as well as 207 new cases over the seven days ending Monday.
The new data collected Tuesday brings the total number of deaths to 1,136, while 94,917 cases of COVID-19 have been registered since the pandemic began.
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Person 20 to 44 years old among N.B.’s latest COVID deaths, child under 4 hospitalized
At least two more New Brunswickers have died from COVID-19, including one aged 20 to 44, while a child under four is among the 52 people hospitalized for or with the virus, the latest weekly figures released by the province Wednesday show.
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