TORONTO – Another 63 deaths in Ontario which bring the total of Covid victims, in the month of January, to 1,238. It is a long massacre that began two years ago, which has so far led to 11,510 deaths in the province alone and 34,002 throughout Canada. Quebec also recorded another peak of deaths today: 63, bringing the total since the beginning of the pandemic to 13,286.

Hospitalizations, on the other hand, are stable or slightly decreasing, every other day. Today in Ontario, 3,091 people were hospitalized (compared to 2,983 yesterday and to 4,016 a week ago): of these, 568 are in intensive care, a decrease compared to 583 yesterday and 608 a week ago. The number of ventilated patients increased by two to 349.

Quebec is seeing a decline in hospitalizations with 36 fewer patients in hospital than on Tuesday: the total number of beds currently occupied is 2,852, while patients in intensive care have decreased by five, for a total of 218 people assisted. From the examination of the age of the new hospitalized, it is noted that Covid-19 is affecting the very young more and more: of the new patients, 11 are under the age of 4 (age group not eligible for vaccination) and 4 are between 5 and 11 years old.

On the contagion front, the problem of tracing remains due to the limitation of access to tests only to “at risk” categories. Today in Ontario, only 16,380 samples were processed, from which 2,622 cases emerged, for a positivity rate of 16.2%. Active and known cases in Ontario are now 42,603.

In Quebec, 21,699 samples were analyzed from which 2,730 infections were detected. The active and known cases are now 39,007. But it is the tip of the iceberge and the data emerging from the new online portal activated by Quebec demonstrates it: citizens can self-declare their status after a test and out of 48,106 rapid tests entered, 36,391 are positive (on Monday, 1,686 were entered, of which 1,225 were positive). Quebec is encouraging people to declare the status of their quick test at home so that officials can get a clearer picture of infection levels in the province.

In the photo (by Ehimetalor Akhere Unuabona on Unsplash), a “Covid Memorial Wall” in a UK hospital: many similar initiatives are promoted around the world to remember the victims of the coronavirus