COVID-19 >>"True and Helpful" Covid Information Thread

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Canada have brought total numbers down from almost 9,000 4 weeks ago to 3,600



After being the lowest number all along, we have stagnated with numbers staying pretty much the same



Alberta, once 3 times us, is now well below us including on a per capita basis

[Anonymous]

Alberta reported 314 new cases today.

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We remain static 445



ON & QB continue downward .. both around the 1000 mark .. Man & Sask seem to be continuing downward



Canada as a whole down from almost 9000 a while ago to just over 3000

[Anonymous]

Hey ceec, did you hear about this.



As being reported in "Business in Vancouver "also know as BIV,  Her Majesty the Queen in right of British Columbia and Dr. Bonnie Henry as Provincial Health Officer for the Province of British Columbia have been named as defendants in a class action law suit. The class action law suit is for damages for Charter of Rights and Freedoms violations arising from defendants' "extraordinary" restrictions on public gatherings and travel in response to the covid-19 pandemic, leading to increased suicide rates, domestic violence and increased unemployment. The Plaintiff is the Canadian Centre for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy.

[Anonymous]

'Significant underestimation': Canada's COVID-19 case count likely much higher than reported



"The daily numbers of new cases are a significant underestimation of real COVID prevalence," said Dionne Aleman, professor of industrial engineering at the University of Toronto, in an interview with Global News. Aleman has worked on COVID-19 modelling predictions and planning.



Most people who get COVID-19 are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, so they don't get tested, while others choose not to take a test for one reason or another.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7635145/real-coronavirus-cases-columbia-university-modelling/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalBC&fbclid=IwAR2gOnZ3_dhQG4BowdFhQXI4GrdR0R4hsjESQ09PkfhFx2qD0H_s_2T3Wz0">https://globalnews.ca/news/7635145/real ... H_s_2T3Wz0">https://globalnews.ca/news/7635145/real-coronavirus-cases-columbia-university-modelling/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalBC&fbclid=IwAR2gOnZ3_dhQG4BowdFhQXI4GrdR0R4hsjESQ09PkfhFx2qD0H_s_2T3Wz0

[cc]

Hey ceec, did you hear about this.



As being reported in "Business in Vancouver "also know as BIV,  Her Majesty the Queen in right of British Columbia and Dr. Bonnie Henry as Provincial Health Officer for the Province of British Columbia have been named as defendants in a class action law suit. The class action law suit is for damages for Charter of Rights and Freedoms violations arising from defendants' "extraordinary" restrictions on public gatherings and travel in response to the covid-19 pandemic, leading to increased suicide rates, domestic violence and increased unemployment. The Plaintiff is the Canadian Centre for the Advancement of Science in Public Policy.

Not hears about it

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'Significant underestimation': Canada's COVID-19 case count likely much higher than reported



"The daily numbers of new cases are a significant underestimation of real COVID prevalence," said Dionne Aleman, professor of industrial engineering at the University of Toronto, in an interview with Global News. Aleman has worked on COVID-19 modelling predictions and planning.



Most people who get COVID-19 are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, so they don't get tested, while others choose not to take a test for one reason or another.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7635145/real-coronavirus-cases-columbia-university-modelling/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalBC&fbclid=IwAR2gOnZ3_dhQG4BowdFhQXI4GrdR0R4hsjESQ09PkfhFx2qD0H_s_2T3Wz0">https://globalnews.ca/news/7635145/real ... H_s_2T3Wz0">https://globalnews.ca/news/7635145/real-coronavirus-cases-columbia-university-modelling/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalBC&fbclid=IwAR2gOnZ3_dhQG4BowdFhQXI4GrdR0R4hsjESQ09PkfhFx2qD0H_s_2T3Wz0

I would expect that - all numbers  we get represent confirmed and / or known cases. They cannot list what they don't know

[Anonymous]

'Significant underestimation': Canada's COVID-19 case count likely much higher than reported



"The daily numbers of new cases are a significant underestimation of real COVID prevalence," said Dionne Aleman, professor of industrial engineering at the University of Toronto, in an interview with Global News. Aleman has worked on COVID-19 modelling predictions and planning.



Most people who get COVID-19 are either asymptomatic or have mild symptoms, so they don't get tested, while others choose not to take a test for one reason or another.

https://globalnews.ca/news/7635145/real-coronavirus-cases-columbia-university-modelling/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalBC&fbclid=IwAR2gOnZ3_dhQG4BowdFhQXI4GrdR0R4hsjESQ09PkfhFx2qD0H_s_2T3Wz0">https://globalnews.ca/news/7635145/real ... H_s_2T3Wz0">https://globalnews.ca/news/7635145/real-coronavirus-cases-columbia-university-modelling/?utm_medium=Facebook&utm_source=GlobalBC&fbclid=IwAR2gOnZ3_dhQG4BowdFhQXI4GrdR0R4hsjESQ09PkfhFx2qD0H_s_2T3Wz0

But, I wonder how big is the difference between official numbers and actual cases.

 ac_umm

I would expect that - all numbers  we get represent confirmed and / or known cases. They cannot list what they don't know

[Anonymous]

The number of contacts of those who test positive in Alberta has dropped from a high of fifteen to between five and six.



The number of people in hospital in Alberta has dropped to 371 and ICU patients has dropped to sixty six.

[Anonymous]

Alberta reported 305 new cases and 15 new deaths from COVID-19 on Saturday.

[Anonymous]

Alberta reported 284 new cases today, and five deaths.

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Pfizer Vaccines back on track



Fortin today on Pfizer:



403,000 Does next week (3rd week of Feb)



475,000 doses week after (4th week of Feb)



444,000 Weekly for 1st 2 weeks of March



Back on track to receive 4, million doses total by end of March



https://www.peacearchnews.com/local-news/">https://www.peacearchnews.com/local-news/ - Video

[Anonymous]

Pfizer Vaccines back on track



Fortin today on Pfizer:



403,000 Does next week (3rd week of Feb)



475,000 doses week after (4th week of Feb)



444,000 Weekly for 1st 2 weeks of March



Back on track to receive 4, million doses total by end of March



https://www.peacearchnews.com/local-news/">https://www.peacearchnews.com/local-news/ - Video

I would like to believe this cc, I really would.

[cc]

Well, all I can say is that he just announced this today & the commitment came voluntarily from Pfizer

[Anonymous]

Well, all I can say is that he just announced this today & the commitment came voluntarily from Pfizer

I know I've become cynical about delivery date promises from Ottawa.