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COVID-19 outbreak declared at two Western University residences

MLHU) has declared COVID-19 outbreaks at two Western University residences.Seven cases from Saugeen-Maitland Hall have been confirmed along with four cases from Ontario Hall.Another outbreak at a Western University residence, Essex Hall, remains active. It was declared March 2 and involves at least seven cases.

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Toronto residents aged 70 and older now able to book COVID-19 vaccine appointments

COVID-19 vaccinations at city clinics today.Mayor John Tory announced Friday the city was expanding the eligibility to the age group, urging people to get the vaccine.He says the number of elderly residents signing up for the shot has been decreasing since bookings opened to those aged 75 and older earlier this week.

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Ontario reports largest single-day jump in COVID-19 cases in more than 2 months

coronavirus Saturday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 340,692.It marks the largest since-day increase in COVID-19 cases for the province since Jan. 22, when 2,662 were reported.

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Personal care services to reopen in Ontario’s COVID-19 grey lockdown regions

After four months, hair cuts and manicures will be available again in Toronto and Peel Region. But some business owners say they worry it’s been too long. Mark Carcasole reports.

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COVID-19 variants will cause surge in Ontario hospital cases, experts say

With Canadians now being vaccinated, many expected COVID-19 cases, serious illnesses and deaths to decline. But new forecasts warn more rough times are ahead due to virus variants. Sean O’Shea explains.

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Salons and barbershops in grey zones reopen April 12

Personal care services in Ontario’s grey lockdown zones will get to reopen in April with a few restrictions. Shallima Maharaj reports.

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Seniors 70+ allowed to book COVID-19 vaccines in Toronto beginning Saturday

COVID-19 vaccine appointments for seniors aged 70 and older beginning Saturday at 8 a.m. at City-run clinics.Mayor John Tory made the announcement early Friday, urging those who can get vaccinated to do so.“We need people to sign up.

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Outdoor fitness in Ontario lockdown regions allowed Monday, personal care services April 12

Ontario government has announced that outdoor fitness will be able to resume for regions currently under the grey-level lockdown of COVID-19 restrictions on Monday.On April 12, personal care services such as barber shops and hair and nail salons will be allowed to operate at a limited capacity and by appointment only.Outdoor fitness classes, outdoor training for team and individual sports and outdoor personal training for up to 10 people will be allowed, so long as safety measures are adhered too effective Monday at 12:01 a.m., according to a news release on Friday.

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Ontario ICU capacity reaching critical level due to COVID-19: hospital group

COVID-19 is threatening the province’s intensive-care capacity as the number of severely ill patients approaches a previous peak, the Ontario Hospital Association said Friday.Anthony Dale, president of the association, said 401 people with COVID-19 are currently in intensive care units across Ontario and it appears that number is set to rise past an earlier record of 420 people.“Every day the situation grows more serious,” Dale said in an online post, noting that there are currently a total of 1,871 people in hospital ICUs across Ontario.

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Ontario school board group calls for teachers to get COVID-19 vaccination over spring break

COVID-19 over the upcoming spring break.The Ontario Public School Board Association says the measure would help keep kids in classrooms, as fewer teachers would have to miss work due to COVID-19 exposure.As it stands, teachers are set to be vaccinated towards the end of Phase 2 of the province’s immunization rollout, which is not expected until school is out for the summer.

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Ontario looking at potential move to make option of remote learning permanent

Ontario government is allegedly looking at making the option of remote learning permanent for all boards across the province moving forward.Virtual learning was first implemented in response to climbing COVID-19 numbers in an effort to curb spread and keep staff and students safe amid the pandemic. Schools have been closed to in-person learning several times since the onset of the pandemic in March 2020.The consideration to make the option permanent stems from a document from the Ministry of Education that was shared with various education groups, according to a report first published by The Globe and Mail.

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Ontario budget to spend billions on emerging from COVID-19 pandemic

COVID-19, help small businesses and support families.But the promises contained in the budget the Progressive Conservatives unveiled Wednesday come at a steep cost – a $33.1-billion deficit that the province won’t be able to eliminate until 2029.About $6.7 billion will go toward pandemic-related measures, including $1 billion for the vaccine effort and an additional $2.3 billion for testing and contact tracing this year.

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Ontario 2021 budget highlights

Ontario budget to spend billions on emerging from COVID-19 pandemic The budget says the province’s vaccination effort is costing $1 billion.The government says it is also spending $2.3 billion over the next year on COVID-19 testing and contact tracing.A grant program launched last year for manufacturing personal protective equipment and other supplies is getting a $50-million boost.Ontario’s overall heath funding is being hiked to $69.8 billion, up from $66.7 billion the previous year.Hospitals are getting an additional $1.8 billion to help ease pandemic-related pressures.That includes $300 million to reduce the backlog of surgical procedures that have been cancelled or delayed due to the pandemic.The budget indicates those funds will

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COVID-19: Latest developments in the Greater Toronto Area on March 24

COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Toronto Area for Wednesday.The City of Toronto says to date, 403,902 doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered.“We are the first and only health unit in Ontario to distribute more than 400,000 doses of vaccine — the next nearest health units are Peel and York Region who have both distributed just over 100,000 doses,” Mayor John Tory said on Wednesday.Officials said those born in 1946 and earlier (75+) are being vaccinated at four city-operated mass immunization clinics — Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto Congress Centre and Scarborough Town Centre.

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Here’s who’s eligible for COVID-19 vaccines in 2nd phase of Ontario’s plan

Ontario government moves closer to moving into the second phase of its COVID-19 vaccination plan, questions have been growing about who will be eligible to be inoculated as supply increases.According to the government’s plan announced earlier in 2021, health-care workers across Ontario are expected to move into phase two of the three-phase plan sometime in April.Officials have repeatedly said the ability to advance in the plan is going to be dependent on the supply of the four approved vaccines (Pfizer-BioNTech, Moderna, Oxford-AstraZeneca, and Johnson and Johnson), but an estimated date to begin phase two wasn’t available as of mid-March.As of March 23, more than 301 people in Ontario received both required COVID-19 vaccine doses and

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What is the worst road in Ontario? The CAA wants to know

COVID-19 pandemic, the Canadian Automobile Association‘s (CAA) worst roads campaign has returned.The 2021 edition launched Tuesday to highlight which road improvement projects are most needed.“The campaign is a platform for all road users to highlight which roadway improvements should be prioritized by our different levels of government,” said Raymond Chan, government relations manager for CAA in South Central Ontario.

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Inmate populations are rising in these provinces, despite ongoing pandemic: report

continuing pandemic.About a year after the first COVID-19 cases emerged in Ontario jails, the update by the Prison Pandemic Partnership says the risk to inmates increases when there is less space.The partnership — which includes the Centre for Access to Information and Justice, the Criminalization and Punishment Education Project and the Canadian Civil Liberties Association — estimates that more than 7,000 cases of COVID-19 have been linked to Canadian jails and prisons, including over 5,000 infections among prisoners.It says at the outset of the pandemic, from March through June last year, prison populations across the country fell in an effort to increase the space available and enable physical distancing.However, the study used

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Rising COVID-19 cases among neighbours could cause ‘spillover’ into Niagara, top doctor says

COVID-19 infections in Niagara, says the region’s top doctor.Acting medical officer of health Mustafa Hirji suggests “more people interacting” across municipalities and a rising trend in community spread could impact the region’s ability to avoid a third wave amid the pandemic.Of concern for Hirji is a change in key epidemiological numbers from neighbouring cities “well above” the ‘red’ level threshold from the province’s COVID-19 response framework, particularly Hamilton.

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‘Go where you can get a vaccine:’ MLHU says no need to wait if other regions have availability

COVID-19 vaccinations to groups that are not yet eligible in Middlesex-London, he sees no issue with people travelling to other regions in Ontario to get vaccinated.A pilot offering Oxford-AstraZeneca shots started this month in Toronto, Kingston and Windsor pharmacies and it’s expected to expand to 700 sites over the next few weeks.Initially, those vaccines were being made available to those age 60-64 but that has expanded to those 60 and older after Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) issued updated guidance saying the vaccine can be used on all adults and not just those 64 and younger.

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Ontario health minister will take Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to combat hesitancy

Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott says she will take an Oxford-AstraZeneca shot on camera to encourage others to get the vaccine.Elliott says hesitancy around the life-saving shot is unfortunate.Reports of blood clots among recipients in Europe had sparked concerns but the European Medicines Agency has since concluded the vaccine did not raise the overall risk of clots.

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Pharmacies in Ontario’s COVID-19 hot spots next to offer vaccines

COVID-19 vaccinations to people aged 60 and older.Sylvia Jones says Peel Region will be “absolutely” prioritized next for the pharmacy vaccine program based on high rates of COVID-19 there.A pilot offering Oxford-AstraZeneca shots started this month in Toronto, Kingston and Windsor pharmacies and it’s expected to expand to 700 sites over the next few weeks.

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COVID-19: Ontario government allocates $1.2B to address lost revenues in hospital budgets

Doug Ford and other provincial officials have announced more than $1.2 billion in support for Ontario’s hospitals as part of ongoing efforts to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.During an announcement in Scarborough Monday afternoon, Ford said the funds will help offset lost revenues in hospital budgets.“We have seen pressure put on our hospitals like never before. They have been at the centre of the crisis since day one,” Ford said.

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Education experts warn of COVID-19 pandemic driven ‘crisis’ for students

Toronto parents grapple with ‘confusing’ COVID-19 school guidelines “There was no learning going on at all,” Tamm admits.It turned out to be more than just routine defiance – Tamm’s daughter was diagnosed with autism in November.Now that schools have reopened, Tamm says the girl is better able to focus and participate in person. But she suspects ongoing struggles to master fine motor skills – such as holding a pencil and cutting with scissors – were made worse by pandemic-related upheaval.Tamm says the school is trying to find her an occupational therapist, but it could take a while.

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‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: Outdoor dining now permitted across Ontario

Restaurants in Ontario regions with grey lockdown COVID-19 restrictions to be allowed outdoor dining Yet he says the impact on restaurants in the Toronto-area, where indoor dining continues to be prohibited, will largely depend on the spring weather.Ontario adjusted dining capacity limits at restaurants and bars in several regions last week.As of Saturday, outdoor dining with physical distancing is allowed in areas in the grey or lockdown zones, including Toronto and Peel.

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Ontario reports nearly 1,800 new coronavirus cases, 18 more deaths

coronavirus Sunday, bringing the total number of cases in the province to 328,874.“Locally, there are 495 new cases in Toronto, 350 in Peel 177 in York Region and 106 in Durham,” Health Minister Christine Elliott said.On Saturday, 1,829 cases were reported, which was the largest single-day increase since Feb. 1.

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Ontario fireworks explosion caused $3.2 million in damage

ONTARIO, Calif. - A massive fireworks explosion that left two people dead in Ontario earlier this week caused at least $3.2 million worth of damage, officials said Friday.Residents began returning to their homes Friday evening after evacuating on Tuesday. About 80 homes were within the explosion’s radius and dozens were damaged.Although authorities still have not officially confirmed the victims’ identities, cousins Alex Paez, 38, and Cesar Paez, 20, were reported missing after the explosion. Fireworks are illegal in Ontario, as in many California cities, and investigators are using bar codes on the explosives to trace where they were purchased.

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Ontario eases some COVID-19 pandemic restrictions for bars, restaurants to boost economy

COVID-19 restrictions to support economic recovery.While Toronto and Peel will remain in the strictest “grey lockdown” category of Ontario’s colour-coded pandemic framework, restaurants in the two regions are being allowed to offer services outdoors.In addition, food and drink establishments in regions in the second-strictest “red” category can increase capacity to 50 people indoors, up from the previous limit of 10. And establishments in “orange” zones can now have 100 people indoors, up from 50.

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Guelph area moving to orange restrict under Ontario’s coronavirus response framework restrictions

Ontario government has announced communities in the Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph public health unit region will be moving down the COVID-19 response framework of restrictions to the orange restrict level.According to an update issued by the government Friday afternoon, the change in restrictions comes into effect at 12:01 a.m. on March 22.Guelph was at the higher red control level of restrictions.

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ICU admissions and cases in younger patients rise in Ontario

Ontario’s latest COVID-19 surge is hitting younger adults, with many of them ending up in the hospital. Eric Sorensen explains what’s behind the uptick.

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‘A huge honour’: Guelph nurse administers COVID-19 vaccine to her own grandmother

COVID-19 from the front lines at Guelph General Hospital. She’s even been infected with the virus herself and unknowingly passed it onto most of her family.But on Thursday, the registered nurse put all of that behind her when she vaccinated her 91-year-old grandmother at the clinic inside the West End Community Centre.

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Restaurants in Ontario regions with grey lockdown COVID-19 restrictions to be allowed outdoor dining

Ontario government has announced restaurants in regions placed under Ontario’s grey lockdown level of COVID-19 restrictions will now be allowed to have outdoor dining.In a news release issued on March 19, outdoor dining will be allowed so long as restaurant operators adhere to physical distancing rules and restrict the patrons at a table to members of the same household. People who live alone and caregivers can join with another household for dining.

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COVID-19: Ottawa movie theatres go dark again as some question logics of red-zone closure

movie theatres have once again closed due to tightening restrictions in the novel coronavirus pandemic as some wonder why other settings are allowed to stay open with limited capacity.Ottawa entered the red-control zone in Ontario’s COVID-19 framework Friday morning amid surging levels of the coronavirus locally.Among the new restrictions are capacity limits of 10 people indoors for restaurants, bars and gyms, down from 50 people per establishment in the orange-restrict zone.

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Who is eligible and how can they book an appointment for COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario

COVID-19 vaccine effort to more age groups on Monday.Here are the key details:Starting Monday, residents aged 75 and older can schedule a COVID-19 vaccine appointment through the provincial booking portal.Also Monday, pharmacies in certain regions will offer the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot by appointment to those 60 and older. They previously only offered that shot to residents aged 60-64.

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Ganaoque woman faced overworked COVID-19 vaccine booking system for her grandma

COVID-19 vaccine appointment for her 98-year-old grandmother.“It was excruciating,” says Gaye Princ, as she describes the steps she took in securing a vaccine slot for her grandma. She was one of the estimated 100,000 people in Ontario who attempted to book an appointment on Monday.

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1/3 of COVID-19 vaccines given by Kingston pharmacies to those from out-of-region

COVID-19 vaccines to people in the Kingston region has been taken advantage of by people from outside the region, says Dr. Kieran Moore, medical officer of health for the region.KFL&A, along with Windsor-Essex and Toronto, were chosen to be part of a pilot program that would provide local pharmacies with AstraZeneca vaccines to administer to adults within the ages of 60 to 64.The program started last Friday, and so far, of the 9,000 doses provided by Kingston-area pharmacies, 3,000 were given to people from outside the region.

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Ontario government plans to spend $933M on increasing, improving long-term care spaces

Ontario government plans to spend $933 million to create more beds in long-term care and upgrade facilities in the sector.In a statement released Thursday afternoon, the government says the funding will create 7,510 new beds in long-term care and upgrade 4,197 existing spaces.It says the initiative, which includes 80 projects, will reduce waitlists for beds.

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‘God bless America’: Ford thanks Biden amid reports U.S. sending 1.5 million vaccines to Canada

Ontario Premier Doug Ford responded to a question about reports the U.S. will send 1.5 million AstraZeneca vaccines to Canada, saying “God bless America” and adding he had been pressing former president Donald Trump and current President Joe Biden for assistance.

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McMaster to use $5 million in federal funding to study vaccines in long-term care

COVID-19 pandemic.The study is a partnership with Schlegel Villages homes across Ontario, St. Joseph’s Health and Health Sciences North Research Institute, and expected to involve more than 2,000 residents, staff and visitors of long-term care homes over the course of a year.

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Premier Ford to give COVID-19 vaccination update in Hamilton

COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the city on Monday. Rosedale arena is also being prepared for a clinc with an opening date yet to be announced.

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Waterloo Brewing slashes beer prices for Ontario pubs, restaurants

7-Eleven’s Ontario in-store alcohol plans are a new take on old model, restaurant group says “And despite the optimism for vaccinations to restore economic momentum, the coming months may be harder than anything we’ve experienced so far.”Croft says the company is essentially dropping the price down to cost for the pubs and restaurants.The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many throughout the region and across the province to close their doors.“Like so many pubs and restaurants, our brewery is a local business,” Croft said. “And now is the time for locals to help locals.

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Questions mount over lack of COVID-19 vaccination plan for Ontario’s urban Indigenous communities

Doug Ford and MPP Sol Mamakwa during question period.Mamakwa, the NDP’s Indigenous and treaty relations critic and the representative for the riding of Kiiwetinoong, was trying to ask a question about the government’s COVID-19 vaccination plan for urban indigenous communities. That subject, however, was drowned out by Ford accusing Mamakwa of jumping the queue to get his shot.

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Canada lacks cohesion over obesity as a COVID-19 vaccine priority

COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario, Manitoba, or Alberta.The three provinces have explicitly listed severe obesity as among the criteria for vaccine eligibility once their respective programs expand.Some other provinces appear to be considering it or including it in combination with other criteria, but many tell Global News obesity will not be among the conditions allowing for next phase eligibility.The Public Health Agency of Canada lists people with severe obesity, or a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or higher, as among those at risk of more severe disease or outcomes from COVID-19.Around the world, numerous studies have shown that people who are obese face a greater risk of severe illness from COVID-19, with one meta-analysis suggesting that

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Public health order issued to stop spread of COVID-19 in Perth, Smiths Falls regions

COVID-19 in the Perth and Smiths Falls regions.As of Tuesday, the health unit has detected 36 active cases in the west part of Lanark County, with 94 cases in the entire catchment area.According to the health unit, the Section 22 order, an order issued by the medical officer of health to impose new restrictions in the interest of public health, begins Wednesday in the two regions.

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Some ‘high priority health care workers’ eligible to receive vaccine

York Region and Durham Region are moving forward and vaccination high priority health care workers who live in the area; this includes chiropractors, RMTs and mental health and addiction workers.

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Eating disorders, substance abuse increasing in youth amid pandemic, says Hamilton hospital

COVID-19 pandemic safety measures in Ontario over the last year.A recent report from Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) which chronicles a four-month period (September to December 2020) during the pandemic, says the shared hypotheses among staff is that isolation, exercise risks, no school, and limited access to physicians are contributors to the negative changes tied to recent youth mental health issues.“We are all coping with multiple stressors brought on by the current pandemic,” says Dr. Paulo Pires from McMaster’s Child & Youth Mental Health Outpatient Services.

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Expert group warns third COVID-19 wave is now underway in Ontario

As coronavirus variants fuel a surge of COVID-19 cases in Ontario, health experts there warn the province is experiencing its third wave. Heather Yourex-West looks at how other parts of the country are faring.

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Ontario massage therapists, naturopaths among COVID-19 vaccine recipients as some over 80 still wait

Ontario government continues to work through the first phase of its coronavirus vaccination plan, questions are being raised about why regulated health professionals such as massage therapists and naturopaths are receiving shots as some people 80 and older are still lining up.“I encourage every public health unit: let’s make sure we get 80-plus over,” Premier Doug Ford said when asked about the issue during an unrelated news conference Tuesday afternoon.“Folks, let’s just get the 80-year-old-plus done and then we’ll move to the next stage … you can’t justify it.

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Fireworks cause massive explosion in Ontario neighborhood, prompting evacuation orders

ONTARIO, Calif. - Authorities launched an investigation after a "large amount" of fireworks created an explosion in an Ontario neighborhood on Tuesday afternoon.An evacuation order was issued for residents on W. Francis Street and W. Maple Ave between Fern and San Antonio Avenues, the Ontario Fire Dept.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0