Ottawa Public Health is reporting 40 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Monday, on a day when the number of new cases across Ontario reached a new high watermark. Across the province, 1,589 new cases and 19 new deaths were reported. The previous high point was 1,588 cases on...
The Windsor Essex County Health Unit reported 42 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday bringing the weekend total of new cases to 80. Of Sunday’s confirmed cases, 19 are close contacts of a confirmed case, three are local health care workers, one is community acquired, one is a farm workers and...
Health Canada has approved the use of an antibody drug developed by Vancouver company AbCellera Biologics to help treat mild to moderate cases of COVID-19. The move comes as AbCellera — which has formed a partnership with U.S. pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly to produce and distribute the drug — revealed...
Saskatchewan reported its highest single-day increase of COVID-19 on Saturday with 439 new cases, bringing the provincial caseload to 6,237. The majority of the new cases are in Saskatoon, the province’s north and Regina. Below is a breakdown of where the new cases are located: Far North West: 9 Far North East: 13 North...
The World Health Organization has updated its ongoing guidance on COVID-19 medications to advise against using the antiviral drug remdesivir to treat hospitalized patients, no matter how severe their illness may be. According to the update, published in the medical journal the BMJ on Thursday, current evidence does not suggest...
Ottawa has reached a dubious milestone during the COVID-19 pandemic, with more than 8,000 confirmed cases of the virus in the capital. Ottawa Public Health reported 37 new cases of COVID-19 in Ottawa on Thursday, along with no new deaths. Since the first case of COVID-19 reported on March 11, there...
Ontario's health minister on Wednesday suggested Canada could start receiving millions of doses of COVID-19 as soon as January, providing a glimmer of hope on an otherwise dark day marked by rising cases and death counts in many provinces. Christine Elliott said in question period that the country is set...
Signs of damage to multiple organs have been reported in young and previously healthy people with ongoing coronavirus symptoms four months after their initial infection, a British study has revealed. The Coverscan study aims to assess the long-term impact of Covid-19 on organ health in around 500 “low-risk” individuals, mainly...
While the vast majority of the hundreds of new COVID-19 cases being reported every day in B.C. are concentrated in Metro Vancouver, all five of the provincial health regions are contributing to the growing total. With British Columbians now in the middle of the pandemic's second wave, it is understandable...
PEOPLE INFECTED WITH the coronavirus could remain immune for years after their recovery, a new study suggests, offering news that could quell worries about waning immunity as potential vaccines are nearing availability. Scientists at the La Jolla Institute of Immunology in California found that eight months after participants had been...