July 12, 2021 | Canadian National Multilingual Newsgroup

Status update of Covid-19 cases worldwide

by Priscilla Pajdo July 12, 2021August 25, 2023

Here we provide a daily update of the data available for select countries and jurisdictions as of July 12, 2021, at 5:00pm EST.

On Monday, health officials in Bangladesh logged over 13,000 new infections, the highest single day increase since the onset of the pandemic. Of the cumulative total of confirmed positive cases, 85.2% are considered recovered. In the last 24-hours, Covid-related deaths increased by 220, the second deadliest day of the pandemic. On Sunday, the country recorded as many as 230 Covid-related deaths. →

Today in Ontario 114 new infected and no new deaths

by July 12, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – July 12, 2021: Canada stood today at 1,420,895 positives for Covid-19, an increase of 384 more cases than in the previous 24 hours. The number of victims – nationwide – today reached 26,438 total deaths, 3 more than Sunday. In Canada today the number of recovered people from the coronavirus stood at 1,389,249. Ontario today reached 547,263 overall positives, an increase of 114 new cases compared to Sunday, the lowest number of new positives since last September 1. The total number of victims in In Ontario 114 new infected and no new deaths has meanwhile remained to 9,251, with no more deaths than the previous day. The number of recovered people in the province rose to 536,402 or 96 more than the previous 24 hours. →

Could a shorter work week become the norm in Canada?

by Priscilla Pajdo July 12, 2021August 25, 2023

Improving public health indicators and increasing rates of vaccination mean Ontario is ready to ease more restrictions. It also means more people are able to return to work and head back to the office. But, could there be change in store for the standard 5-day work week? →

60% of Toronto adults fully vaccinated

by Francesco Veronesi July 12, 2021August 25, 2023

TORONTO – Ontario’s Covid-19 immunization campaign continues unabated. While the provincial government has decided to bring forward phase 3 of its roadmap on reopenings, with the relaxation of numerous restrictions starting from Friday, at the local level the municipal administrations have decided to change strategy to reach more and more people in this fight against time: if in recent weeks the focus was on neighborhoods where the incidence of the Delta variant was greater , starting today, more doses of vaccine will be sent to areas where the vaccination rate is lowest. →

Daily update of Ontario’s Covid-19 Vaccination Campaign

by Priscilla Pajdo July 12, 2021August 25, 2023

With the largest vaccination campaign underway, the province has administered more than 17.1 million doses into the arms of Ontarians. On July 12, numbers released by the Ministry of Health show health officials administered 121,653 vaccine doses on Sunday, down from 170,537 doses the day prior.