China News Service, Beijing, October 17. Full news: Johns Hopkins University statistics in the United States show that at 10:21 am on October 17, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crowns worldwide reached 624,691,064; the cumulative number of deaths reached 62,469,064.6567467 cases. Coronavirus hospitalizations are on the rise in Canada, and Singapore plans to respond to the looming peak of the outbreak by adding and coordinating hospital beds.
Americas and Europe: Canadian hospitalizations on the rise
According to the ABC news network17, data released by the Canadian Public Health Department showed that between September 15 and October 15, an average of about 4,700 people were hospitalized with new crowns every day in Canadian hospitals. In the same period last year, the figure was only 2,000.
In the worst affected areas, Quebec has seen a spike in hospitalizations for Covid-19 cases since August. A similar trend was reported in Ontario, where hospitalizations for Covid-19 rose to 1,629 last week, the highest number the province has seen since May 4 this year. Toronto doctors say hospitals have recently been overwhelmed, with more hospitalizations not just for Covid-19 but other respiratory illnesses and the flu.
According to statistics from Johns Hopkins University, as of 5:22 pm EST on the 16th, there were a total of 96,952,033 confirmed cases and 1,065,109 deaths in the United States.
The Russian Epidemic Prevention Command reported at 16th local time that there have been 12,354 new confirmed cases of the new crown in Russia in the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 21,304,554.
Asia: Singapore will increase hospital beds in response to the outbreak
The Singapore Ministry of Health recently stated that the number of new coronary infections in Singapore has increased in the past two weeks. Public hospitals have added 200 beds to respond and more than 800 beds can be provided for confirmed cases in the next two These beds are delayed non-emergency hospitalization cases. as well as transfers of convalescent patients to transitional care facilities and community hospitals. The Singapore Ministry of Health also said that the current cycle of the outbreak in Singapore is expected to peak in mid-November.
According to Singapore’s “Lianhe Zaobao” on the 17th, a new wave of outbreaks caused by the Omicron XBB mutant strain hit Singapore and the number of confirmed patients who turned to general practice clinics for medical treatment doubled last week. To ease the pressure of admissions, some clinics have hired more part-time or replacement staff, and some doctors have given up on leave plans at the end of the year to go abroad.
According to the Japan Broadcasting Association (NHK), Japan added 29,662 new confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in a single day on the 16th, with a total of 21,757,595 confirmed cases; 47 new deaths and a total of 45,870 deaths.
According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea’s Central Outbreak Prevention and Control Headquarters said on 17 local time that by 0:00 that day, South Korea had added 11,040 new confirmed cases. of new crowns in the last 24 hours, for a total of 25,131,505 cases, 11 new deaths and a total of 28,851 cases. (End)
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