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Apr 30, 2024 · 2024-04-30. This summary of COVID-19 cases across Canada contains detailed data about the spread of the virus over time and in different regions of the country. Includes breakdowns by age and sex or gender. Provides an overview of testing, variants of concern, cases following vaccination and severe illness and outcomes.
Apr 25, 2024 · The number of people in B.C. hospitals with COVID-19 dropped to a new 2024 low for a second week in a row Thursday, as the B.C. Centre for Disease Control prepares to switch to its summer ...
May 6, 2024 · A spring COVID-19 vaccine is recommended for people who are at higher risk of getting seriously sick from COVID-19 and anyone 6 months of age and older who has not yet received an updated COVID-19 vaccine that protects against the XBB.1.5 variant. The vaccine remains free and available for everyone 6 months and older.
May 10, 2024 · COVID-19 data reporting shows that as of April 28, KP.2 made up for just over 26 per cent of all COVID-19 cases in Canada. Currently, COVID-19 activity remains relatively low across Canada, with "very little COVID activity in the vast majority of the country," according to Dr. Isaac Bogoch, an infectious disease specialist.
May 10, 2024 · The COVID-19 vaccine currently accessible in Canada targets the XBB 1.5 Omicron subvariant. Evans clarified that despite its lack of inclusion of the JN.1 virus, it is expected to provide efficacy ...
May 4, 2024 · The National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) on Friday released its fall COVID-19 vaccine recommendations , in part to provide provinces and territories enough time to prepare their ...
2024-05-06. COVID-19 Institutional Outbreak Definition. As of May 2023, the definition of a COVID-19 outbreak in an institution is two or more residents/patients who are epidemiologically linked (e.g., floor/unit), both with a positive result from a PCR test OR rapid molecular test OR rapid antigen test within a 7-day period where both cases ...
