“There are three types of lies -- lies, damn lies, and statistics.” “A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”Benjamin Disraeli, 19th Century British Prime Minister
DEATHS BY COUNTRY
According to the Johns Hopkins University tally, Canada currently sits in the 27th spot for COVID-19 fatalities, with 30,022 deaths reported as of Wednesday morning.
Canada has seen significantly fewer COVID-19 related fatalities when compared to the U.S., the U.K., and France and Germany who sit in the first, seventh, twelfth and fourteenth spots, respectively.
The United States with 800,343 deaths
Brazil: 616,970 deaths
India: 476,135 deaths
Mexico: 296,721 deaths
Russia: 286,023 deaths
Peru: 201,848 deaths
The United Kingdom: 147,085 deaths
Indonesia: 143,960 deaths
Italy: 135,049 deaths
Iran: 130,831 deaths
COVID-19 FATALITIES IN CANADA
Health Canada data suggests that, as of Dec. 10, the majority (61.6 per cent) of COVID-19 related deaths in Canada have occurred among those aged 80 or older.
Individuals aged 70 to 79 account for 20.9 per cent of COVID-19 fatalities in Canada.
The majority of the COVID-19 related fatalities occurred during the first two waves of the pandemic, before vaccines were widely available.
Deaths plateaued in the summer of 2020, but began increasing again by the winter.
Data gathered by the Public Health Agency of Canada between Dec. 14, 2020, and Nov. 27, 2021, showed that of 10,325 fatalities reported, 7,861 were among those who were unvaccinated.
The agency stated that 12 of 13 provinces and territories have offered case-level vaccine history data for the national dataset.
The agency said 752 of the deaths occurred in those who were not yet protected, meaning they had received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine less than 14 days earlier.
Another 731 of the fatalities reported to PHAC during that time period were among those partially vaccinated.
George Canning British Foreign Secretary (11 April 1770 – 8 August 1827)
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DR. HENRY SEES AN END TO THE PANDEMIC
"Henry says the virus will eventually become endemic as the season shifts to spring, more children get vaccinated and the spread of infection slows, though she said there are still many unknowns ahead."
Post-pandemic life is getting closer in Canada, beyond lower-risk activities like patio dining seen here in Surrey, B.C., in mid-April. But experts warn fully reopening too quickly could lead to a fourth wave of COVID-19 cases.(Ben Nelms/CBC)
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/dr-bonnie-henry-year-ender-1.6301202