UnderTheRadar wrote: Why is this the latest Headline in Canada? Jan 9:
Canada’s coronavirus cases surpass 650K as Quebec imposes new overnight curfew
In a sound-bite news era, it is irresponsible for media to flash a number which is easily misconstrued by an already stressed-out public...650,000 could be misinterpreted as the current number of active cases.
It would be far less fear-inducing, if instead, the headline read:
Canada must be doing something right, eh? Only 83,252 active covid cases representing 0.0002% of our "Great White North population". To date, 552,388 confirmed Covid cases have fully recovered since March.
There are currently 23,839 active cases in Quebec, which is presently the highest rate in the country. The overnight curfew reflects the walk-of-shame Quebec residents must endure as bakeries will remain closed. No croissants for you covid-infested partiers. Honte a vous tous!
Since the outbreak, the total number of covid cases in Canada has reached 652,473, roughly indicating a 97.4% recovery rate in nearly one year
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Total deaths are now 16,833, assuming that number is purely a covid-based statistic and not comorbidity related death outcomes.
In the period 2018-19, Statistics Canada reported 15,404 influenza/pneumonia related deaths.
Also assuming no other major health issues coincided per individual case.
To date, covid testing in Canada has exceeded 14.5 million
I referenced 2 sites for Canada: WHO & a local stats-based site which appear to be congruent.
Side note: China is now reporting a scant
588 active covid cases in a population of over 1.4 billion. (same site)
To date: 160 million have been tested. Only 4,634 deaths reported. Not quite a quarter of the deaths in Canada which barely registers on the global population scale.
Wow. I won't even mention the numbers in the US...outcomes are a little "sensitive" for our neighbor at the moment.
Simply amazing, China...how do you do it?
Must be due to "winning" immunities or perhaps a special diet?